The feuding then took another leap when commentator Sana Mir referred to one of the Pakistani players as originating from Pakistan-administered Kashmir. In her commentary, the cricketer turned commentator seemed to have called Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as Azaad Kashmir and was thenceforth condemned by Indian cricket fans for bringing politics into sport.
When Pakistan Women were playing their most recent World Cup match against Bangladesh, Sana Mir commented that Natalia Pervaiz hails from Azad Kashmir rather than Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
As Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, her comments questioned Indian sovereignty and were therefore not well taken by Indian fans, who have gone on to berate her for deliberately politicising the sport. Although Sana Mir issued a clarification, she continues to face backlash for the statement.
Who is Sana Mir, Everything you need to know
Sana, a proficient player of the side, was a handy off-spin bowler and useful lower-order batter. The allrounder mortgaged Pakistan Women in 226 international games, 120 ODIs and 106 T20Is.
Born in Abbottabad on January 5, 1986, she was more successful in ODIs than T20Is, having taken 151 wickets at an average of 24.27 and a strike rate of 39.3. Also, she scored 1630 runs at a meager average of 17.91 and a very poor strike rate of 43.23.
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In T20Is, Sana Mir played 106 games and bagged 89 wickets via her off-spin. She didn’t do much batting-wise, though, with only 802 runs at 14.07 and a strike rate of 70.66.
In addition, Sana Mir captained Pakistan Women in 72 ODI and 65 T20I games for a total of 52 wins across formats against 81 lost in her tenure Show lower score for her stint as captain.
