“We never made an issue out of that,” Irfan Pathan reveals he was hit by IRON nail while playing in Peshawar, says Pakistan need to stop making any issues

Irfan Pathan reveals that he was hit by an iron nail while playing in Pakistan, but enjoyed the hospitality in the country.

“We never made an issue out of that,” Irfan Pathan reveals he was hit by IRON nail while playing in Peshawar, says Pakistan need to stop making any issues

Irfan Pathan is mobbed by his teammates after picking up a hat-trick in Pakistan (Image via ESPN)

The Pakistan Cricket Board had lodged a complaint to the ICC alleging the crowd’s conduct in the India-Pakistan match on 14th October in the Narendra Modi Stadium was improper. The crowd was hostile towards the Pakistan team and Mickey Arthur had also commented on the same. In response to these complaints, Irfan Pathan spoke about his experience of playing in Pakistan. 

In the nine years Irfan Pathan played for India, he had traveled to Pakistan in 2004 and 2006. He’s played 10 ODIs and 6 Tests in Pakistan. While commentating on Star Sport, he spoke out about the time he was hit by a projectile in Peshawar. “We were playing a game in Peshawar, a fan suddenly threw an iron nail at me which struck under my eye. We never made an issue out of that and always appreciated their hospitality. Pakistan should stop making issues on crowd behavior in India,” said Pathan. 

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It has been reported by Press Trust of India that the ICC won’t take any action against PCB’s complaint. Many Pakistan fans and ex-players have been critical of the BCCI as many of them have not received their visas to travel to India yet. Many journalists have not gotten their visas as well. 

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Danish Kaneria calls out PCB for lodging complaint against India, says to stop finding faults in others

As the PCB confirmed that it was going to lodge complaints to the ICC regarding the Ahmedabad crowd and the visa situation, former Pakistan leg spinner Danish Kaneria spoke in support of India. Kaneria has been open about how he was mistreated in the past because of his religion. 

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Danish Kaneria claimed his teammates mistreated him as he was Hindu (Image via ESPN)

He asked how Zainab Abbas was allowed to tweet against India and Hinduism, how Mickey Arthur was allowed to call an ICC event a BCCI event and how Mohammad Rizwan was allowed to perform Namaz on the pitch. He called out the PCB for finding faults in others and not in themselves. 

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