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Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf made provocative gestures during India vs Pakistan successful the Asia Cup Super 4s. (AP)
The Board of Control for Cricket successful India has filed an authoritative ailment with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against Pakistani cricketers Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan for their provocative gestures during the Asia Cup Super 4s lucifer connected September 21.
In response, the Pakistan Cricket Board has lodged a ailment against Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav for his post-match comments connected September 14 regarding the Pahalgam panic onslaught and Operation Sindoor.The ICC has received the ailment against Rauf and Farhan, filed connected Wednesday. If the players contradict the allegations successful writing, they whitethorn look a proceeding earlier ICC Elite Panel Referee Richie Richardson.
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During the match, Rauf made gestures mimicking a pitchy level crash to mock Indian subject enactment aft Indian fans chanted "Kohli, Kohli," referencing Virat Kohli's match-winning sixes against him astatine MCG during the 2022 T20 World Cup.Rauf besides directed verbal maltreatment astatine Indian openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma during his bowling spell. The batters responded with their show connected the field.Sahibzada Farhan celebrated utilizing his bat arsenic a prop for a gun-firing gesture, which drew wide criticism."That solemnisation was conscionable a infinitesimal astatine that time. I bash not bash a batch of celebrations aft scoring 50. But, it abruptly came to my caput that let's bash a solemnisation today. I did that. I don't cognize however radical volition instrumentality it. I don't attraction astir that," Farhan told reporters aft the match.The PCB's ailment against Suryakumar Yadav alleges his comments were "political" successful nature.
The ailment needs to person been filed wrong 7 days of the comments being made.Both Rauf and Sahibzada volition request to explicate their actions astatine the ICC proceeding and could look sanctions nether the Code of Conduct if their explanations are recovered unsatisfactory.In the latest development, Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi, who besides serves arsenic Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman and Interior Minister, posted a slow-motion video of Cristiano Ronaldo connected societal media level X. The video shows Ronaldo making a motion akin to Rauf's level clang indication, though it could beryllium interpreted arsenic demonstrating the trajectory of a escaped kick.The incidental has drawn attraction from some the BCCI and ICC officials. Questions stay astir whether the Indian team, present Asia Cup finalists, volition stock the signifier with the ACC Chairman.
