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Asia Cup: Pakistan, Afghanistan fans clash in Sharjah stadium

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Sep 09, 2022, at 11:40 pm

Sharjah: Social media was flooded with videos of Afghanistan and Pakistani fans clashing in Sharjah following the high-octane match between the two squads on Wednesday.

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

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar criticised the Afghan fans and tweeted: "“This is what Afghan fans are doing. This is what they’ve done in the past multiple times. This is a game and its supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.”

This is what Afghan fans are doing.
This is what they've done in the past multiple times.This is a game and its 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. pic.twitter.com/rg57D0c7t8
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) September 7, 2022

He even tagged former chief executive of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Shafiq Stanikzai in the tweet.

This is stupidity at extreme level by Asif Ali and should be ban from the rest of the tournament, any bowler has the right to celebrate but being physical is not acceptable at all https://t.co/ebnqSaRRmD
— Shafiq Stanikzai (@ShafiqStanikzai) September 7, 2022

Stanikzai replied: “Watch these photos and the video carefully then judge, also let the Match referee decide in accordance to the Cricket law before you use humiliating words to the entire nation and it’s your second time u r doing so. I hope ke ab ap apology ke hemat karogi.”

During the Super-Four clash of the ongoing Asia Cup, Pakistan's Asif Ali and Afghanistan's Fareed Ahmad were involved in a heated altercation, creating tensed moments inside the stadium.

#Afghanistan #Pakistan #AsiaCup #AfghanistanPakistanFans #AsiaCupSuperFour #ShoaibAkhtar

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