Former Indian cricketer Syed Kirmani expressed his opinion about the recent controversy surrounding alleged crowd behaviour during India's victory over Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad. Pics/File, Text/ANI
Updated On: 2023-10-19 02:50 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
Pakistan Cricket Board launched a formal complaint with the ICC alleging delays in visas for Pakistani journalists, the absence of a visa policy for fans, and "inappropriate conduct" targeted at its team during the ICC World Cup 2023 match against India in Ahmedabad on Saturday
Kirmani, who played an influential role in India's triumph in the 1983 World Cup, spoke about how such treatment can be stopped and said, "It was in the newspaper, but what can the ICC do? How can you control 100 thousand? Not everyone is booing; there is a portion of spectators who ignite troublesome sparks, reported ANI
"You got to have cops in the stands and announce the announcement to the stadium to spectators. No booing to any team respect these players for the brilliant efforts that they are putting on the field anybody doing that will be put behind bars. Announcement is very very important," Kirmani said while speaking to ANI
Finally, while talking about the Indian team, especially about the three players who marked their return on a remarkable note after missing the on-field action for almost half a year. "This was a tremendous comeback, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah this is a brilliant effort by these three injured players who were away from the game for nearly six months and to come back and perform and show what they were earlier before the injury was a great comeback," Kirmani signed off saying, reported ANI
In England, Australia and South Africa there is a lot of security in the stands. They go along observing who is shouting what in the stands. There should be a strong message, announcement let's respect all teams that are playing and we are known to be good hosts to all countries who visit us so let's maintain that dignity. This announcement will have a great impact on the public here, reported ANI