On-field incident between Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmed in nail-biting finish, before tempers flare in the stands
\nISLAMABAD
\nPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja said Thursday he will write a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the issue of physical dispute between Afghani and Pakistani fans Wednesday night at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
\n\u201cYou don\u2019t identify hooliganism with cricket. You don\u2019t want such things happening in cricket. We will draft a letter to ICC, we will raise our voice against this. We will do whatever we can. Because the visuals were really bad and this isn\u2019t the first time it has happened,\u201d Ramiz said during a press conference Thursday.
\n\u201cWin or loss is a part of the game. It was a gruelling contest, it was a great match. But you need to keep your emotions in check because if you can\u2019t do that, you can\u2019t grow as a cricket-playing nation. So, we will definitely write a letter (to ICC), and we will show our concern.\u201d
\nRamiz further said that Pakistan\u2019s cricket team could have been in danger as well. \u201cThey are our fans. Anything could have happened. Our cricket team could have been in danger. We will lodge our protest while following all protocols,\u201d said Ramiz.
\nAfter Pakistan\u2019s dramatic victory over Afghanistan on Wednesday, the scenes turned nastier in the stands as the Afghanistan and Pakistan fans clashed against each other, and a video that has since gone viral on social media showed a number of Afghans vandalising the stadium property in Sharjah. In fact, some were also seen throwing seats at Pakistan fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On-field incident between Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmed in nail-biting finish, before tempers flare in the stands ISLAMABAD Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja said Thursday he will write a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the issue of physical dispute between Afghani and Pakistani fans Wednesday night at the Sharjah Cricket […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[10574,5512,627,866],"class_list":{"0":"post-282368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-afghan-fans","9":"tag-hooliganism","10":"tag-icc","11":"tag-pcb"},"yoast_head":"\n