Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi have been concerned in a heated argument throughout the Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators match of the PSL in Abu Dhabi.
Lahore captain Sohail Akhtar and senior Mohammad Hafeez and the umpires needed to separate the 2 within the nineteenth over of Quetta’s innings on Tuesday.
The argument ensued after Afridi’s bouncer hit Sarfaraz’s helmet, which was declared a no-ball by the umpire.
trade of phrases between @SarfarazA_54 and @iShaheenAfridi
Who do you assume was on the fallacious facet? 🤔#MatchDikhao #sarfarazi #shaheen afridi #LQVQG #PSL6pic.twitter.com/iNbyN0d8wz
— cricset.pk (@cricsetpk) 15 June 2021
The ball hit the helmet and went to 3rd man and as Sarfaraz took the run and went to the non-striker’s finish, he apparently had one thing to say to the younger pacer.
Afridi, nonetheless, didn’t take kindly to his former Pakistan captain’s phrases and reacted aggressively to return face-to-face together with his run-up.
As Afridi grew to become extra animated and was making an attempt to get nearer to Sarfaraz pointing at him, the umpire intervened with Akhtar and Hafeez to maintain the 2 Pakistan gamers aside and Hafeez to defuse the state of affairs. Ran too.
Hafeez might be seen asking Sarfaraz to relax and Afridi later mentioned that the incident was a part of the sport.
But the incident sparked a debate on social media, with many criticizing Afridi for his aggressive response and habits in direction of his former captain and senior participant, whereas others defended the teen.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
