Ball tampering and infidelity are not even remotely connected but Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi feels if golf superstar Tiger Woods can apologise and move on after his numerous affairs, he too should be forgiven for his "stupid" ball-biting antics during a match.

Afridi hit out at critics calling for his head over the ball tampering incident in the fifth and final one-day international against Australia earlier this month in Perth.