BAN v PAK 2021: Bangladesh fans unhappy with Pakistan team carrying national flag during practice

Pak head coach Saqlain Mushtaq started this trend in the T20 WC 2021.

Pakistan national flag planted near the nets while players go through the session | PCB TwitterBangladeshi fans have shown severe negative reactions to the Pakistani team using their national flag on the ground while practicing ahead of their upcoming T20I and Test series against the Tigers.

This practice of bringing the national flag to the ground during nets was started by head coach Saqlain Mushtaq during the recently-concluded T20 World Cup and heading into the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, the head coach has continued with the same routine.

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On Tuesday, Saqlain continued the trend of taking the national flag to the training to boost the morale of the squad.

In the images shared by PCB Media's official Twitter handle, the Pakistan flag can be seen planted at the ground as the entire squad began training ahead of the series.

However, this has garnered severe backlash from home side Bangladesh fans who were not impressed with the Pakistan flag being planted at the training ground and many of them took to Twitter to express their displeasure.

Here are some of the reactions from Bangladeshi fans:

 

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 16 Nov, 2021

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