PCB Considers Complaint to ICC Over Disrespectful Fan Behaviour During India vs Pakistan Match

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not happy with how things transpired at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday, both on and off the field.

According to sources who spoke with The Telegraph, the PCB is thinking of complaining to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the disrespectful conduct of the spectators toward its players during the game.

Pakistan's batting collapse midway through their innings resulted in an embarrassing seven-wicket loss to Rohit Sharma's team.

Not only did a portion of the crowd make derogatory words to captain Babar Azam during the toss, but after Jasprit Bumrah dismissed him, Mohammad Rizwan also had to deal with trolling on his walk back to the pavilion.

The Board is handling the situation from its Lahore headquarters, according to a representative for the Pakistan team in India. The matter was "being looked into and no decision had been taken so far," according to PCB sources.

Zaka Ashraf, the PCB chief who was on the ground in Ahmedabad, will travel to Lahore on Monday, which is one of the reasons for the delay.

Because Pakistani fans were denied visas for the competition, the squad had to play in front of a biased audience. When India last hosted a major international tournament, the T20 World Cup in 2016, things weren't the same. Sixty-five hundred Pakistani fans were granted visas to attend the World Cup 2011 semi-final in Mohali.

Mickey Arthur, the director of the Pakistani team, questioned the reasoning of barring supporters from across the border.

Quite frankly, it didn't seem like an ICC event. It appeared to be a BCCI tournament and a bilateral series. After the game, Arthur remarked, "I didn't hear 'dil dil Pakistan' coming through the microphones too often tonight."

Grant Bradburn, the head coach of Pakistan, expressed similar feelings. He remarked, "We are really sad that our supporters aren't here."

"I'm sure Indian cricket fans would adore seeing our followers here as well, and they would love to be here. In that sense, it was definitely unique. Therefore, to be honest, it did not feel like a World Cup game.

The Pakistani team is scheduled to play Australia on October 20 after arriving in Bangalore on Sunday.