Angry Afridi attacks fan at airport

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Boom Boom Afridi assaults fan at airport, claims daughter was pushed.

24 March,2012 10:36 am

It was a not a very happy homecoming for Shahid Afridi after Pakistans Asia Cup triumph as he got into a scuffle with a fan at the airport, claiming that he reacted angrily only when his three-year-old daughter was pushed to the ground by eager admirers.I know what I did was wrong. I should have controlled myself. But I couldnt take it when my daughter was pushed to the ground, Afridi told Dunya News.Afridi, who was adjudged Man of the Match in the Asia Cup final against Bangladesh that Pakistan won by just two runs, insisted that he had lot of love and respect for his fans and always tried to be pleasant with them.But when my daughter who was waiting for me near my car got pushed by fans trying to get near me I lost my temper, he said.The popular allrounder was caught on camera attacking a fan by pushing and slapping him at the Karachi airport soon after his arrival from Dhaka after winning the Asia Cup title.Afridi appeared very angry and upset and as he was getting into his car, he turned around and attacked the fan first pushing him to the ground and than trying to kick him before his brother Mushtaq got in the way and prevented the situation from getting out of hand.Afridi was also seen scolding another fan and threatening to slap him before he got into the waiting car.The incident come as a shock to his countless fans who have always backed him in all situations.