Cricket Viral Video: During a One-Day International match between India and Pakistan at the 1997 Friendship Cup in Toronto, an altercation took place between Pakistani cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq and an Indian spectator named Shiv Kumar Thind. Thind, who was using a megaphone, allegedly shouted offensive chants at Inzamam while he was fielding at the boundary line during India’s innings.
Match was halted for 37 minutes due to altercation
Inzamam was reportedly angered by the taunts and, at the end of the 16th over, he crossed the advertisement barriers and stormed into the stands to confront Thind. Spectators intervened and pushed Inzamam back onto the field, but the situation escalated when Inzamam snatched a bat from one of the reserve players. Security guards eventually stepped in to control the situation, which resulted in a 37-minute delay.
After the incident, Inzamam said, “How long could have I tolerated the man abusing my religion, country and family members?.” He continued further by saying, “Besides being a sportsman, I am also a human being. How many people in the world would have accepted someone who abuses his country and religion. I had not gone into the stand to have a fist-fight with him. I just went to ask him why he was abusing me. On the contrary, he attacked me with the megaphone and whatever I did later was purely to defend myself. How could have I allowed him to inflict physical harm on me?”
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Both Thind and Inzamam filed charges of assault against each other, but later withdrew the charges. Despite the resolution, the match referee banned Inzamam from playing in the next two games as a result of his actions.
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