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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali slammed bowler Sufiyan Muqeem after his animated send off to Indian batter Abhishek Sharma. Notably, Muqeem had an on-field exchange with Sharma during the India vs Pakistan clash in the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024. The match saw India kicking off their campaign in style as they took down the neighbours and arch-rivals by a margin of seven runs.
During the match, Pakistan spinner Sufiyan Muqeem dismissed Abhishek Sharma and gave him an animated send off. Muqeem was seen giving a “silence gesture” towards the Indian opener which led to a heated exchange between the two and Sharma gave him a death stare. However, things didn’t escalate as Umpires Chamaa de Zoysa and Rahul Asher intervened and cooled off both the players.
Beta aap apna samaan uthaye aur wapas jaaye: Basit Ali slams Pakistan bowler
This attitude of Sufiyan Muqeem didn’t sit well with former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali and he took to his YouTube Channel to remind him of behaving properly during a cricket match. Ali, as quoted by TimesNow said,”The cricket was top-class, but one thing that really upset me was the incident involving Sufiyan Muqeem and Abhishek Sharma. If I were sitting in the dugout or the team manager, I would have told Sufiyan, ‘Beta aap apna samaan uthaye aur wapas jaaye’(Son, pick up your things and go back.)You haven’t even played proper cricket for Pakistan yet, and you’re already using abusive language. What kind of behaviour is this?”
He added, “You’re hurling abuses—did you take a hat-trick or something? (Aap gaaliyan de rahe hai, kya aapne hat-trick leliya?) You’re not at that level yet. The management needs to teach young players how to respect the opposition.”
