As India and Afghanistan are all set to lock horns with each other on November 03, ace spinner Rashid Khan has made a big appeal to his country fans.
The bowler has urged fans to not enter the stadium without tickets and respect the rules of the game. In a video posted on his Twitter handle, he urged fans to behave well on the field.
The tweet came after it was reported that during a match between Afghanistan and Pakistan, some fans tried to enter the venue without tickets. In this manner, the fans who had actually purchased tickets didn’t reach the venue.
ICC had to later apologize for the mishap and Khan, therefore, requested fans to support the organizers.
“I’m super excited about tomorrow’s AFGvIND game. I was disappointed at the scenes last weekend; we need to fly our national flag high and do our country proud. Pls respect rules & support the organizers ICC @T20WorldCup @AbuDhabiCricket, only coming to the stadium with a ticket,” Rashid Khan tweeted.
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I’m super excited about tomorrow’s AFGvIND game. I was disappointed at the scenes last weekend; we need to fly our national flag high & do our country proud. Pls respect rules & support the organisers @ICC @T20WorldCup @AbuDhabiCricket, only coming to the stadium with a ticket pic.twitter.com/GXsf1vSoiR
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) November 2, 2021
As for ICC, they came with an apology to all the genuine fans who couldn’t make it to the stadium even after having tickets.
“More than 16,000 tickets had been issued for tonight’s game between Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, thousands of ticketless fans travelled to the venue and then attempted to force entry into the stadium. Dubai Police and security staff secured the stadium to ensure the safety of everyone inside and brought in significant additional resources to disperse the crowd and calm the situation,” ICC said in a statement earlier.
As for India and Afghanistan game, it is all set to be played in Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan is better placed than Men in Blue, who have lost both the games.
The Virat Kohli led side India can now only qualify for the semi-final based on mathematical calculations and the results of other games.
