“Born Cheaters”- Fans enraged as Pakistan players allegedly increase the size of the boundary 

The boundary cushions was pushed back which made the outfield bigger.

“Born Cheaters”- Fans enraged as Pakistan players allegedly increase the size of the boundary 

The Pakistani fielder near the pushed boundary (Image via X)

In the match between Pakistan and Netherlands, the boundary near cow corner was seen altered. It was visible that the boundary line had been pushed back, making the  boundary larger and that caused a controversy, with many fans blaming the Pakistani players for pushing it. 

The extended boundary was noticed by fans when a Pakistani fielder was standing beyond the actual boundary line, with the boundary cushion being pushed back. Then it was unsure if the boundary was pushed back by a diving fielder or intentionally. 

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Pakistan were sent to bat first by Netherlands and despite losing 3 wickets at the start of the match, they put up a score of 286 runs, courtesy of a four wicket haul by Bas de Leede. Despite half centuries by de Leede and Vikramjeet Singh, the Men in Orange lost by 81 runs. 

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Netizens label the Pakistan team as cheaters

As the picture of the tampered boundary went online, many fans online were quick to label the Pakistan team as cheaters. Many thought it was funny how the Men in Green needed to cheat to beat the only associate side in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. 

Despite winning, the Pakistan team were called cheaters (Image via ESPN)

Many fans demanded a runs penalty for Pakistan in their next match, while others jokingly said the Pakistan team should be banned from the competition. Others were unhappy that the umpires didn’t take action during the match and let the ground size increase. 

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After going through match footage, it was revealed that the boundary was actually pulled back in the first innings of the match. It occurred during the powerplay of Pakistan’s innings and was not corrected by the officials or the players. 

Netherlands next play New Zealand on 9th October in Hyderabad. Pakistan will face Sri Lanka on 10th October in the same venue. 

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