Asia CUp
DUBAI
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan and right-arm quick Haris Rauf “submitted their written responses and presented their cases strongly” before International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Ritchie Richardson, who held a hearing in Dubai following Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) complaint against their on-field celebrations, sources told Geo News.
During the hearing, Richardson questioned the players about the incidents in question. Both cricketers submitted written responses and presented their cases strongly, the sources added.
Farhan denied the allegations, stressing that his celebration was not political and that India was not targeted. “In Pashtun traditions, this is how celebrations are done,” Farhan reportedly said.
Earlier, Farhan, who marked his maiden T20I half-century with a unique celebration against India during the high-voltage Asia Cup’s Super Fours clash, said he does not care what meaning people derive from it.
