Pak women’s cricketer copies Haris Rauf's '6-0' celebration, faces backlash

Pakistan women’s squad spinner Nashra Sundhu recovered herself astatine the halfway of an online statement aft celebrating her milestone accomplishment with a motion that reminded galore fans of Haris Rauf’s actions against India. Playing against South Africa successful Lahore connected Monday, Sundhu picked up six wickets and became the fastest Pakistani pistillate to scope 100 wickets successful ODI cricket. As portion of her celebration, she raised six fingers, highlighting her wicket tally. She aboriginal shared the aforesaid photograph connected societal media with a celebratory caption.

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"Alhamdullillah, Truly humbled to scope the milestone of 100 ODI wickets with a subordinate of the lucifer award.

I americium grateful to my family, teammates, and enactment unit for their changeless support. Looking up with gratitude and determination," Sundhu posted connected societal media. While galore praised her performance, the motion drew comparisons with Haris Rauf, who a time earlier had been astatine the bosom of contention with his “6-0” and plane-crashing gestures during the Asia Cup Super 4 clash against India. Some fans saw similarities, sparking disapproval online.

However, dissimilar Rauf’s actions, Sundhu’s motion was intelligibly linked to her six-wicket haul and not directed astatine an opponent. Still, the timing of her celebration, coming close aft the Asia Cup row, meant it was seen otherwise by galore online. The treatment comes astatine a clip erstwhile respective Pakistan players person been nether scrutiny for their on-field celebrations. Sahibzada Farhan had besides drawn backlash successful the aforesaid lucifer with his “AK-47” motion aft completing his half-century.

The opener held his bat similar a weapon and gestured firing shots astatine the crowd. He aboriginal clarified that the solemnisation came to him successful the infinitesimal and that it was nary premeditated.

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan powerfully criticised these acts, saying that “The gestures helium made successful the tract yesterday were needless. It tells astir some of their quality and what upbringing they travel from.” However, for Sundhu, though, the motion appeared celebratory, but the mode it appeared meant that the absorption was mixed.