Former Indian cricketer Deep Dasgupta has strongly crticised Pakistan players Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf for their ridiculous gestures and unsportsmanlike behaviour during the India vs Pakistan match in the Super Four stage. The Indian contingent smoothly chased down the target of 172 and secured a six-wicket win.
The match witnessed several heated exchanges which involved Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill getting involved with Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. Sahibzada Farhan sparked a controversy when he made a gesture of shooting gun with his bat. Haris Rauf on the other hand was making a falling plane and 6-0 gesture.
“If you speak about Sahibzada Farhan’s celebration, it was insensitive. How insensitive can you be? You played well, you scored 50, but how insensitive. People have lost their lives, and families have lost their near and dear ones. How can you do that? How can you celebrate like that?” said Dasgupta on his YouTube channel.
“This is childishness. We always say that at this level, it is not about the skill, it is about the maturity and what’s in your head. In these aspects, the thought process and the mentality, the rivalry is not there, and if the situation persists, it won’t be there,” he added.
“This is childishness. We always say that at this level, it is not about the skill, it is about the maturity and what’s in your head. In these aspects, the thought process and the mentality, the rivalry is not there, and if the situation persists, it won’t be there,” he added.
Deep Dasgupta was clearly disappointed with how the Pakistani side was making insensitive gestures and he also went on to say that there is no rivalry between men and children.
“I completely agree with what Suryakumar Yadav said in the press conference. There is no rivalry, and there cannot be any rivalry between men and children. If you see the reactions from both teams, then you would understand what I am talking about,” said Dasgupta.
