BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur today criticised Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi for saying that a lot of people from Kashmir" had come to support his team during the World Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Mohali. Afridi said this just before the start of the game, following a quip by former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja that he and his team had support from the spectators here. <br/><br/>Mr. Thakur said to give a statement like that is not politically correct. A player should stay away from all this. The flamboyant all-rounder had earlier triggered outrage in Pakistan after stating that his team gets more love in India than back home. <br/><br/>Afridi is set to be axed as captain after the World T20 owing to Pakistan's loss to India in a crunch World T20 match. Last night, Afridi gave clear indications that he would retire from the shortest format after his team's campaign ends in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20. After suffering a 22-run defeat to New Zealand, Afridi said the upcoming game against Australia could be his last.