Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra

India dominated arch-rival Pakistan, registering a seven-wicket victory in the ODI World Cup 2023 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14.

After the match, Pakistan’s team director Mickey Arthur said that the India-Pakistan match felt more like a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) event rather than an International Cricket Council (ICC) event. He also noted the absence of the popular chant, ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ during the match.

Following the development, former England captain Michael Vaughan has mocked Arthur for his peculiar remarks regarding the absence of Pakistani fans during the 2023 World Cup match against India in Ahmedabad. 

Vaughan playfully suggested that Indian captain Rohit Sharma instructed the DJ not to play the popular Pakistani anthem, ‘Dil, Dil, Pakistan’, as it would ensure victory for Babar Azam and his team.

Earlier, England spinner Monty Panesar had taken a dig at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for complaining about the ‘boorish behaviour of Ahmedabad crowd.

As per Panesar, if Pakistan had won the match, it would not have been this big issue and it is just a matter of victory or defeat.

Moreover, former India pacer Irfan Pathan had shared some old reports which revealed how Indian players were attacked while playing on 2003-04 tour of Pakistan.
 

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