IPL 2025: Irfan Pathan's commentary role cut over player bias?

New Delhi: Irfan Pathan has not been included in the panel of commentators for this season’s IPL due to allegations of having personal bias against certain players. Pathan has been a regular for the broadcasters since retiring from the game.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!According to sources, broadcasters were not happy with Pathan bringing in personal grudges on air and even on his social media handle.“Pathan had a fallout with a couple of players a few years ago. Since then, he has not shied away from referring to them aggressively. The matter was raised that other junior players got caught in the crossfire. He has been accused of taking potshots at them on social media platform even if he didn’t name them,” sources close to the development said. Pathan has now announced the launch of his YouTube channel.