Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan's Asif Ali loses control, almost hits Afghan bowler with bat in anger

Asia Cup 2022 witnessed one of the most thrilling matches ever played in the tournament on Wednesday night when Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by a slender margin at the Sharjah Cricket stadium. The match also witnessed some extremely heated moments as Pakistan's batter Asif Ali and Afghanistan's fast bowler Fareed Ahmad Malik were involved in an ugly exchange.

The incident occurred in the penultimate over of the match when Fareed Ahmad got rid of the big hitter Asif Ali on the fifth ball to bring Afghanistan into the driver's seat. But things turned ugly when the two players could not control their



emotions. 

The complete incident has left Twitter in splits. Former Pakistani seamer Shoaib Akhtar and former Afghanistan chief executive Shafiq Stanikzai have also opened up on the entire incident.

The Rawalpindi Express Akhtar shared a video of Afghani fans throwing chairs on their Pakistani counterparts. 

"This is what Afghan fans are doing. This is what they've done in the past multiple times. This is a game and it's supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit. Shafiq Stanikzai your crowd & your players both need to learn a few things if you guys want to grow in the sport," Akhtar tweeted.