Asia Cup: Clashes Erupt Between Fans of Afghanistan, Pakistan

Afghan fans reportedly started hitting Pakistani fans inside and outside the stadium and also damaged the property of the stadium.

SHARJAH: Clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket fans broke out on Wednesday soon after the latter managed to win a closely fought match in the ongoing Asia cup tournament in UAE's Sharjah.

According to Mohsin Dawar, who is a Member National Assembly from North Waziristan in Pakistan, Pakistan's decades-old "strategic depth policy" and "interventionist misadventures in Afghanistan" is the reason behind Afghans having problems with Pakistan.

Dawar also added that using a cricket match as a platform to hurl racist abuses against Afghan fans is sheer "shamelessness".

"Using a cricket match as an excuse to hurl racist abuse against Afghans is peak shamelessness. Pakistan's decades-old strategic depth policy and interventionist misadventures in Afghanistan are why Afghans have a problem with Pakistan. Introspect before belittling Afghans," tweeted Dawar who is also the Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee.

Using a cricket match as an excuse to hurl racist abuse against Afghans is peak shamelessness. Pakistan's decades old strategic depth policy and interventionist misadventures in Afghanistan is why Afghans have a problem with Pakistan. Introspect before belittling Afghans.
— Mohsin Dawar (@mjdawar) September 7, 2022

The clash also grabbed the attention of former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar who also took the micro blogging-site Twitter and express his anger at the Afghanistan fans.

This is what Afghan fans are doing. This is what they've done in the past multiple times.This is a game and its supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.@ShafiqStanikzai your crowd & your players both need to learn a few things if you guys want to grow in the sport. pic.twitter.com/rg57D0c7t8
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) September 7, 2022

As per reports, Afghan fans reportedly started hitting Pakistani fans inside and outside the stadium and also damaged the property of the stadium.

Following the incident, many cricket fans were of the opinion that cricket is a gentlemen's game and the same spirit should be shown by its fans too. Emotions for one's country are appreciated but these emotions should not lead to violence.

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