The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken notice of the unfortunate incident of violence after the Afghanistan versus Pakistan Super 4 affair during the ongoing Asia Cup will take up the matter before the ICC and the ACC.
After the match, which was narrowly won by Pakistan, clashes took place between Afghani and Pakistani spectators in and out of the stadiums.
In a nail-biting contest in the Super Four stage of the tournament, Pakistan beat Afghanistan by one wicket and secured a ticket to the final.
The fight started in the stands between fans of the two nations and turned extremely ugly as chairs were hurled and bottles were thrown between them.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has now deicided to raise the issue before the ICC and the ACC.
Addressing mediapersons, PCB chairman Ramiz Raja said: “You can’t link hooliganism with cricket and this environment makes you sick. We will write to ICC, raise concerns, and do whatever we can because the visuals were gruesome.”
“This [crowd trouble after an Afghanistan-Pakistan game] didn’t happen for the first time. Wins and losses are a part of the game. It was a gruelling contest, but emotions should have been kept in control. Until the environment is right, you can’t grow and go forward as a cricket-playing nation. So we are going to express our anguish and frustration to the ICC. We owe it to our fans, anything could have happened… Our team could have been in danger… So whatever the protocol is we will follow that and lodge our protest,” he added.
Before PCB’s notice, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities had warned of action against fans violating disciplinary rules after the clash.