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Pakistan great Javed Miandad lashed out at Afghanistan cricketers following the heated incident during the Asia Cup 2022 clash between Asif Ali and Afghan ...

Also get updates on [Asia Cup 2022](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/asia-cup). The incident was discussed at length by a number of former Pakistan cricketers but Javed Miandad, the former captain of the side, lashed into Afghanistan side for poor behaviour in the game. You have to be sincere and humble, learn to respect,” Miandad further added. [Babar Azam](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/babar-azam)-led side registering a dramatic one-wicket victory in Sharjah. Do they consider themselves bigger? What do they want?

Geopolitical frictions, a disputed border fence, and a relationship gone slowly sour between two cricket boards have led to the fans of two countries ...

And even though it might not have the lustre and history of India-Pakistan rivalry, Afghanistan-Pakistan one has a streak of antagonism that goes beyond the 22 yards, rather across a 2640-km border. Ethnic Pashtuns, who live on both sides of the Durand Line, and who comprise about 28% of Pakistan’s population and 42% of Afghanistan, are protesting too. But with the ACB and BCCI fostering a warm relationship, ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket boards began to strain. Almost 94 percent of the fencing is completed, much to the rage of Afghanistan, which has never formally accepted the Durand Line as a permanent border. In a sense he was true, Afghanistan cricket was born in the crammed, makeshift refugee camps across the Durand Line, slicing the Pashtun heartland into two. PCB president Najam Sethi had then said: “The relationship between us has not been like an elder and younger brother, but like a mother and child.” Two powerful strokes from the bat of a teenage tearaway propelled a nation to heights of euphoria and plunged the other into depths of mourning. Kabul’s security agencies tracked the blasts to a local outfit but with Pakistan’s support. A year later at the 50-over World Cup in Headingley, a match that ended in another last-over heartbreak for Afghanistan, some fans of both countries were bundled out of the ground after throwing chairs while some were denied entry as they were [clashing outside the stadium](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket-world-cup/pakistan-vs-afghanistan-fans-fight-pak-vs-afg-assault-two-evicted-5806615/). But the scuffle in the virtual world raged on. There were similar incidents in the past too. Soon it escalated into an angry exchange of expletives and plastic water bottles between the two sections, before the local police intervened and swept them aside.

USA Cricket announces a new additional 10 Volunteer Youth Coordinators (VYCs) based from right across the country. These new Volunteer Youth Coordinators ...

SOMERSET'S cricket ground could lose the right to host international matches if the phosphates crisis is not solved quickly, councillors warn.

“Somerset County Cricket Club, to give just one example, is currently concerned that the right to host international cricket may be removed from the county due to the pause on the development of suitable hotels to host touring teams.” “We are also, however, aware of the impact of the current policy on the provision of new homes in the county...new housing is a minimal contributor to nutrient levels, but is being disproportionately impacted by the issue." She said the council is committed to protecting the Somerset Levels, but the delivery of new homes is being “disproportionately” impacted as homes account for a relatively small level of polluting phosphates compared to agriculture or sewage processing.

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar and ex-Afghanistan Cricket Board chief executive Shafiq Stanikzai were involved in a heated argument on social media ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan played out a thrilling Super Four stage clash in the ongoing Asia Cup. This is what they've done in the past multiple times. Am giving you an advice, next time baat ko nation pe Mat lena." [Stalwart of our times: PM Modi pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth](/news/nation/stalwart-of-our-times-pm-modi-pays-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth-429834) [Queen Elizabeth II cherished 'warmth and hospitality' of India visits](/news/nation/queen-elizabeth-ii-cherished-warmth-and-hospitality-of-india-visits-429835) "This is what Afghan fans are doing.

Spectators at Sharjah Cricket Stadium ripped out chairs and flung them at each other, and there was TV footage of punches being thrown.

Ahmad celebrated by throwing fake punches in the face of Asif, who pushed back the Afghani and raised his bat at his face. “Wins and losses are part of the game. Both players were caught exchanging heated words before Afghanistan players separated them.