Pakistan cricket

2022 - 9 - 7

Naseem Shah Naseem Shah

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Asia Cup: Afghanistan fans hurl chairs at Pakistanis following ... (WION)

Soon after the match ended, as the Pakistan cricket team won the game effectively, quashing the hopes of the Afghanistan team to reach the final, Afghan fans ...

Pakistan won the match with one wicket in hand. The Pakistan fans then tried to evacuate quickly to their safety. While it provided an “edge-of-the-seat” thriller to the general spectators, the fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan had it otherwise.

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Chairs fly as cricket fans choose violence after Afghanistan lost to ... (OpIndia)

After Pakistan defeated Afghanistan in Asia Cup match, Afghan fans lost their cool after constant taunting and racial slurs directed towards them by ...

Baloch activists were campaigning during the Cricket World Cup using posters and banners to attract the attention of the world towards atrocities of Pakistan government in Balochistan province. [#WATCH]: A scuffle breaks out between Pakistan and Afghanistan fans outside Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds after an aircraft was flown in the area which had 'Justice for Balochistan' slogan. ICC Source: Fight broke out b/w Pak&Afghan fans in Leeds because a plane was flown which had Balochistan slogans. After Afghanistan lost to Pakistan, it seems, the fans also lost their cool at the taunting and retaliated by throwing chairs at Pakistani fans. In a nail-biting match, Pakistan’s Naseem Shah hit two back to back sixes in first two balls of final over leading the team to victory. Violence scenes emerged from Sharjah after Afghanistan lost to Pakistan in the Asia Cup match on Wednesday, 7th September, 2022.

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Watch: Pakistan-Afghanistan fans clash, damage Sharjah property ... (The Indian Express)

Videos of the riots-like situation have surfaced where fans from both sides can be seen indulging in violence and damaging Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

This is a game and its supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.” Akhtar tagged former chief executive of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Shafiq Stanikzai in his tweet. Needing 11 off the last over and only one wicket in hand, Shah hit consecutive sixes off fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi’s two low full tosses to take Pakistan to 131-9. This is what they’ve done in the past multiple times.

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Pakistan Cricket Board to lodge protest to ICC after Asia Cup fan ... (Sportstar)

Spectators at Sharjah Cricket Stadium ripped out chairs and flung them at each other after Pakistan beat Afghanistan in a thrilling match.

Ahmad celebrated by throwing fake punches in the face of Asif, who pushed back the Afghani and raised his bat at his face. “Wins and losses are part of the game. It was a grueling contest and emotions should have been kept in control.

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Pakistan-Afghanistan nail-biting Asia Cup match ends in ugly ... (ThePrint)

Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 1 wicket Wednesday to qualify for final; disappointed Afghan fans threw chairs at Pak supporters prompting many to hurl ...

Cussing and even scuffles between players aren’t unknown on a sports pitch. Pakistan's decades old strategic depth policy and interventionist misadventures in Afghanistan is why Afghans have a problem with Pakistan. Using a cricket match as an excuse to hurl racist abuse against Afghans is peak shamelessness. Pakistan’s decades old strategic depth policy and interventionist misadventures in Afghanistan is why Afghans have a problem with Pakistan. Pakistani politician from North Waziristan Mohsin Dawar tweeted: “Using a cricket match as an excuse to hurl racist abuse against Afghans is peak shamelessness. As clips of this unruly behaviour went viral, Afghanistan got the stick on social media, including from Pakistan ex-cricketer Shoaib Akhtar and YouTuber Asad Ali Toor.

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Afghan cricket fans demand ban on Pakistani cricketer Asif Ali for ... (OpIndia)

Afghanistan cricket fans and leaders are saying how terrorism has no place in cricket and demanded action against Pakistani cricketer Asif Ali.

I strongly object [#PakNCT]’s behavior. In a nail-biting match, Pakistan’s Naseem Shah hit two back to back sixes in first two balls of final over leading the team to victory. Its against the spirit of sports.Don’t bring terrorism to cricket: [#ICCDisciplinePakCri] [#PakNCTBehave] [#WatchYourConductPakNCT] [#ICCMakePakNCTBehave] [September 7, 2022] [@ICC]to discipline Pakistani cricketers for their violent &threatening behavior. Through the match, as per viral videos, Pakistani fans kept hurling racial abuses towards Afghan fans. In the visuals that have gone viral on social media, Ali can be seen threatening an Afghan bowler with his bat.

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