Shoaib Akhtar claps back at Irfan Pathan for 'grace' remark.

LAHORE -- After former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan called the Pakistan fans ungraceful, legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar took a cheeky dig at him.

Pathan made the comment on Twitter after Pakistan beat New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup by seven wickets on Wednesday.

However, Akhtar replied to Pathan's tweet after India were knocked out of the tournament in the second semi-final by England on Thursday.

'What happened, bro? If someone has said anything, let me know so that I can scold that person. Promise,' tweeted Akhtar.

Ever since he posted the tweet, Pathan has faced severe backlash, which increased after India were ousted from the event, on social media.

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