Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmed Indulge in an ugly spat on the pitch in Asia Cup 2022
Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmed Indulge in an ugly spat on the pitch in Asia Cup 2022. Afghanistan and Pakistan were playing a crucial match against each other on Wednesday. The low-scoring thriller took the game to the edge, but Pakistan managed somehow. This defeat broke the hopes of Afghanistan but also India. During the heated Exchange, Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmed were seen engaging in an ugly spat in the second innings.
In the contest eventually won by the Pakistan team by one wicket, there were a lot of twists and turns. Babar Azam yet again failed to perform and got out early chasing 130.
However, what grabbed our attention was the confrontation between Asif and Fareed. In the 19th I’ve, Asif Ali Smashed Fareed for a six. Very next ball, Fareed caught Asif out. In an attempt to hit the maximum, Asif was caught out.
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Afghanistan and Pakistan’s 19th over a heated exchange
Asif Ali’s Short delivery, took the edge to his and flew towards fine leg. Karim Janat who was standing at fine leg made no mistake and made a brilliant catch.
Soon after the dismissal, the two were seen exchanging verbal space in the middle of the pitch. It all began when Fareed made an angry gesture after taking a wicket while standing close to Asif. This did not go well with Asif and lost his temper. Consequently, pushed the bowler and almost hit him with the bat.
Next over 5 runs off 5 balls were needed, Naseem Shah Smashed sixes and ran around the ground. The whole Pakistan team came on the ground to celebrate the victory and appreciate Naseem Shah.
However, this didn’t take a long time to trend on Twitter. Cricket fans across the globe watching the match gave their opinions. People were seen tagging the official ICC account asking them to take action on the ugly spat.