The leader of Congress Shashi Tharoor considered the controversy around Indian cricket players who refused to shake their hands with their Pakistani counterparts during the tournament, although both rival nations are likely to face each other on Sunday.
Tharoor, an eager cricket follower, said that while emotions against Pakistan are understandable, the spirit of the game should be maintained separately from politics and military conflicts.
“Personally, I feel that once we decided to play, if we feel so strong about Pakistan, we shouldn’t play … But if we play them, we should play in the spirit of the game and shake hands … We did it before we became England.
The complaint of India Lodges
On Thursday, the Board of Trustees in India (BCCI) officially filed a complaint against Pakistani cricket Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf for their inappropriate events during the high-level Asia Cup’s Super Four meeting on September.
According to BCCI sources, a complaint was filed with the International Criket Council (ICC) and the referee of Andy Pycroft. The Indian team demanded a strict action against both players for behavior they believe that it has crossed the line of acceptable field behavior.
During the Pakistani shift, the opener Sahibzada Farhan celebrated his half -century controversial way by holding a bat as a weapon, which was widely criticized as insensitive and provocative.
Later in the match, Pacer Haris Rauf got under fire for more incidents. After Rauf released Sanja Samson, he showed aggression and later, when he was located near the border rope, he responded to the Jeers by lifting his fingers from Indian viewers to indicate “0-6”, reference to Pakistan’s unfounded claim that within a four-day clash at the Indian year after this year.
Rauf’s reaction spread like a fire and his gestures became a viral on social media. The 31-year-old pulled out a bottle out of many Indian fans who trolls him and dropped him for his action. During the incident, Rauf was teased with the fans of the virata kohli because the legendary dough hit him in two consecutive six during a tense run-up 160 Runs in Melbourne during the World Cup T20 2022, one of which was described by the International Criket Council (ICC).
Pakistani cricket council (PCB) previously filed two complaints with ICC against Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav. The PCB was against the commentary of Suryakumara Yadava after the game of 14.
Tharoor said that the reactions from both sides showed a lack of sporting behavior. “If the Pakistani team, which was offended for the first time, decided to offend us for the second time, shows that the spirit of the game is missing on both sides,” he added.
India humiliated Pakistan in two matches that played against each other as they advanced to the final of the Asian Cup. There is a possibility that they could face them again in the Sunday finals.
(tagstotranslate) Shashi Tharoor
