T20 World Cup controversies: The ongoing T20 World Cup, which is taking place after a long gap of five years, is in news for not just on-field action but also off-field rivalries. As many as five incidents have occurred where players have engaged in bitter-war leading to drama on digital space. Follow T20 World Cup live updates on insidesport.in
While former cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Mohd Amir engaged in a bitter war on social media, Shoaib Akhtar resigned for PTV on air after a heated argument with PTV Sports Anchor. We take a look at five big controversies in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
T20 World Cup controversies: From Harbhajan Singh- Mohd Amir to Shoaib Akhtar-Nauman Niaz; 5 biggest dramas of T20 WC
Harbhajan Singh-Mohd Amir: India’s legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh and Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir indulge in an ugly fight on social media on Wednesday. Amir asked on Twitter did Harbhajan broke his tv after the Pakistan team defeated India for the first time in World Cup on Sunday here at the Dubai International Stadium by 10 wickets. On which Harbhajan replied by sharing an old video of him hitting a six against Mohammad Amir to win the match against Pakistan.
Shoaib Akhtar- Sports Anchor: Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar dramatically resigned on-air and walked off from the Game On Hai show on PTV Sports on Tuesday night after being insulted by host Dr Nauman Niaz. Akhtar was one of the guests alongside Sir Viv Richards and David Gower as they discussed the Pakistan vs New Zealand game from the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Mohd Shami brutally trolled: India pacer Mohammed Shami is being subjected to online abuse after the Men in Blue suffered a defeat against arch-rival Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. As soon as India was defeated was Pakistan on Sunday, fans took to Instagram and Twitter to pass derogatory statements on Mohammed Shami. Pakistan defeated India by ten wickets and none of the Men in Blue bowlers were able to leave an impact as Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan took the bowling to the cleaners.
Waqar Younis’s comments on Namaz: Former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis’ comment on Mohammad Rizwan offering namaz during the drinks break in the India-Pakistan game in the ICC T20 World Cup hasn’t gone down well with former cricketers as well as Pakistan fans. While cricket fans across both nations have lauded Pakistan’s dominant performance, former pacer Waqar finding joy in something beyond cricket left fans unimpressed.
“The manner in which Babar and Rizwan batted, the strike-rotation, the look on their faces, it was amazing. The best thing, what Rizwan did, Mashalla, he offered the Namaz on the ground surrounded by Hindus, that was really something very special for me,” said Waqar on ARY News.
Lahiru Kumara- Liton Das: Sri Lanka pacer and Bangladesh opener Liton Das indulged in an ugly fight in Sharjah. The scenes from the middle didn’t look pleasing from the game’s point of view which is often referred to as a gentlemen’s game. Lahiru Kumara along with a couple of his teammates was seen exchanging words with Liton Das and his opening partner M Naim, before getting physical. The duo were fined for breaching level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.
T20 World Cup controversies: From Harbhajan Singh- Mohd Amir to Shoaib Akhtar-Nauman Niaz; 5 biggest dramas of T20 WC
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(with ANI inputs)
