NEW DELHI – Sachin Tendulkar in his response to Shahid Afridi has said thatthere was no need for any outsider to know or tell us what we need to do.

The batting legend said, “We have got capable people to manage and run ourcountry. No outsider needs to know or tell us what we need to do.”

Afridi had on Tuesday, in a tweet, had condemned the recent attacks inKashmir and had urged the UN to stop the bloodshed.

Afridi’s tweet read: “Appalling and worrisome situation ongoing in theIndian Occupied Kashmir.Innocents being shot down by oppressive regime toclamp voice of self determination & independence. Wonder where is the @UN &other int bodies & why aren’t they making efforts to stop this bloodshed?”

On Sunday, 20 Kashmiris were martyred in Kashmir in one of the biggestsecurity operations in recent history.

Virat Kohli was also asked about Shahid Afridi’s tweet on Kashmir. WhileKohli was restrained in his reaction saying he won’t engage in the debateunless he had total knowledge of the issue, he made it clear that one’spriority stays with your nation.

Kohli said on Wednesday: “As an Indian, you want to express what is bestfor your nation & my interests are always for the benefit of our nation. Ifanything opposes it, I would never support it for sure. But having saidthat, it’s a very personal choice for someone to comment on certain issues.Unless I have total knowledge of the issues & the intricacies of it I don’tengage in it but definitely, your priority stays with your nation.”