Srinagar: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out Afghanistan fans for the behaviour with former Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief hitting back at the pacer.
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday were involved in a thriller at Sharjah of the ongoing Asia Cup.
Naseem Shah hit back-to-back sixes of the first two balls of the final over as Pakistan sealed a one-wicket win.
However, after the match came to an end, the Sharjah Cricket Stadium was witness to unruly scenes as Afghanistan fans, clearly disappointed with the loss, were seen breaking chairs and assaulting Pakistan fans.
In a video shared by former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, Afghan fans can be seen breaking chairs and then throwing them towards the Pakistan supporters.
“This is what Afghan fans are doing. This is what they’ve done in the past multiple times. This is a game and it’s supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.@ShafiqStanikzai your crowd & your players both need to learn a few things if you guys want to grow in the sport,” Shoaib Akhtar tweeted.
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Shafiq Stanikzai, who was former ACB chief, gave a reply to Akhtar and Tweeted, “You can’t control the emotions of the crowd and such incidents happened in the world of cricket multiple, you should go ask Kabir Khan, Inzimam Bhai and @iRashidLatif68 how we treated them. Am giving you an advice next time baat ko nation pe Mat lena,”.
