Pathan made the revelation while commentating during the India-Bangladesh World Cup match.
Pathan claimed that he was once hit by a nail from a Pakistani fan and it struck him under his eyes. He made the revelation while commentating during the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and Bangladesh.
"We were playing a game in Peshawar, a fan suddenly threw an iron nail at me which struck under my eye. We never made an issue out of that and always appreciated their hospitality. Pakistan should stop making issues on crowd behaviour in India," Pathan said on Star Sports.
Ex-India opener Aakash Chopra was left shocked by Irfan Pathan's statement as he tweeted, "Didn’t know that fans in Peshawar threw a nail at Irfan, which hit him under the eye. Remember the game getting stopped for a bit bcoz of fan trouble but it’s only today I got to know the exact reason. Well done, @IrfanPathan for keeping the big-picture in mind."
Reacting to Chopra’s post, Pathan wrote that he shared this incident due to the misinformation and hate being spread by Pakistani fans on social media to show India in poor light.
"I Would have taken to my grave brother cos I think fans are the utmost important to this game and things do happen. But the narrative is set differently now days with some ppl trying to spread unnecessary negativity for their own benefit. So i spoke," Pathan retorted.
Irfan Pathan brought up this topic in the commentary box amid the row over the Ahmedabad crowd behaviour during India versus Pakistan clash on October 14.
On Tuesday (October 17), PCB said it has filed an official complaint with the ICC regarding "inappropriate conduct targeted at the Pakistan squad” during the
On Tuesday (October 17), PCB said it has filed an official complaint with the ICC regarding "inappropriate conduct targeted at the Pakistan squad” during the marquee fixture at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
The PCB did not mention the exact nature of the incident that it was unhappy about during the match, in which Pakistan suffered a humiliating seven-wicket defeat at the hands of India.
Meanwhile, the ICC has stated that no action can be taken as groups of people were at fault and not a particular individual.
However, the Pakistani fans continue to rant about it. In fact, they also spread fake news on Wednesday about a bomb blast in Bengaluru, where it was actually a cylinder blast that caused massive fire in a cafe.