Pakistan Khushdil Shah lost his coolness and charged towards fans after the side suffered a defeat in the final ODI against New Zealand at the Bay Oval. However, it is not known of the cause to charge aggressively towards a section of the supporters.
Pakistan suffered a 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand in the ODI series after their defeat 1-4 in the five-match T20I series. After the final ODI match, the fans repeatedly taunted Khushdil Shah over the team’s performance on their tour to New Zealand.
In the end, the 30 year old ended up losing up his coolness and attacked fans in the crowd. The other members of the support staff quickly came in and took Khushdil away before the scene got ugly.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also issued an official statement, saying foreign spectators used abusive language towards the players. According to the statement, Khushdil took matters into his own hands once he heard anti-Pakistan slogans.
“The Pakistan cricket team management has strongly condemned the abusive language directed at national players by foreign spectators. During the match today, foreign spectators hurled inappropriate remarks at cricketers present on the field,” the PCB said.
“When anti-Pakistan slogans emerged, cricketer Khushdil Shah stepped in and urged the spectators to refrain. In response, Afghan spectators escalated the situation by using further inappropriate language in Pashto. Following the Pakistani team’s complaint, stadium officials intervened and ejected the two disruptive spectators,” the statement added.
Pakistan’s lacklustre performance continued in the third and final ODI and the visitors the last match by 43 runs. Despite a crucial knocks from Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan played knocks of 50 and 37, Kiwis registered a comfortable victory, winning the series 3-0.
Khushdil Shah was not the part of the Playing 11 in the third match against Blackcaps. Pakistan has been in scrutiny after failing to reach semi finals of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025.
