{"id":442916,"date":"2025-09-22T09:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/442916\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:03:13","slug":"haris-rauf-instigates-indian-fans-with-6-0-and-fighter-jet-gestures-gets-bashed-as-disgusting-incompetent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/442916\/","title":{"rendered":"Haris Rauf instigates Indian fans with ‘6-0’ and ‘fighter jet’ gestures; gets bashed as ‘disgusting, incompetent’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Updated on: Sept 22, 2025 08:39 am IST <\/p>\n

Haris Rauf’s antics drew widespread criticism, with fans calling the display \u201cdisgusting\u201d and \u201cincompetent\u201d on social media. <\/p>\n

Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf<\/a> sparked a controversy on Sunday during the Asia Cup<\/a> 2025 Super Four clash at the Dubai International Stadium against India, drawing the spotlight for his on-field antics. In response to the continued chants from the Indian spectators at the venue, Rauf provoked the crowd with \u20186-0\u2019 and fighter jet gestures. The antics drew widespread criticism, with fans calling the display \u201cdisgusting\u201d and \u201cincompetent\u201d on social media.<\/p>\n

\"Pakistan's Pakistan’s Haris Rauf celebrates the wicket of India’s Sanju Samson during the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium(AP) <\/p>\n

Despite being Pakistan’s best bowler in the night, picking up two wickets, including that of India captain Suryakumar Yadav<\/a> for a duck, he faced the heat not only from India’s opening pair of Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma, who smashed him for 18 runs in 11 balls, but also from the Indian spectators.<\/p>\n

The crowd\u2019s persistent \u2018Kohli, Kohli\u2019 chants reminded Rauf of the 2022 T20 World Cup, when the former India captain had hammered him for back-to-back sixes in Melbourne, delivering one of the greatest T20 knocks of all time. Unfazed, the tall pacer brushed off the noise and responded provocatively, mimicking a fighter jet and repeatedly showing \u20186-0\u2019\u2014a propaganda gesture tied to the false claim that six Indian Air Force aircraft were shot down during Operation Sindoor in May. He had also been heard chanting \u20186-0\u2019 during Pakistan\u2019s training session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Abhishek Sharma on verbal exchanges with Rauf<\/p>\n

Abhishek and Gill’s fiery opening stand of 105 runs laid the solid foundation for India’s chase of 172 in Dubai. The two batters were seen in a heated exchange with Rauf. The incident happened on the final ball of the fifth over after Gill hit the bowler for a boundary through mid-wicket when Abhishek and Rauf had a go at each other. Umpire Gazi Sohel was forced to intervene.<\/p>\n

Abhishek later opened up on the verbal battle in the post-match interview, after having collected his Player of the Match award. Today was pretty simple, the way they were coming out to us (Pakistani bowlers) without any reason, I did not like it at all. That is why I went after them. I wanted to deliver for the team.”<\/p>\n

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