Sports show ‘Game On Hai’ saw some unwanted drama when cricketer Shaoib Akhtar and host Dr. Nauman Riaz got into an argument after which Dr Riaz asked Shoaib Akhtar to leave and the cricketer resigned on live television. The spat received quite the backlash and both Dr. Riaz and Akhtar were taken off-air after an investigation was launched by the channel.
Dr. Nouman Riaz recently sat down with Rauf Klasra and when asked about the spat, admitted that he had made a mistake. He further went on to say, “I had no right. To err is human and for that, I apologize. Not only once, but a million times. Shoaib has been a rock star. Whatever happened on camera was unbecoming.”
Seeing Dr. Nouman Riaz regretting what he’d said, Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter to share that he’s formally accepted Dr. Riaz’s apology, even though it took him some time to overcome the feelings that were hurt.
It was an unpleasant incident on National Television and it had hurt my sentiments thats why it took me a while. Taking a higher moral ground, i am accepting the apology of @DrNaumanNiaz . Lets move on from this.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 13, 2021
With the spat that went viral on social media, it’s good to see the two finally making amends and trying to move on.