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Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan have pleaded not responsible for making ‘provocative gestures’ towards India within the 2025 Asia Cup.

Pakistan internationals Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan have reportedly pleaded not responsible of their listening to over the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s criticism that they made ‘provocative gestures’ in the course of the Super Four conflict within the 2025 Asia Cup. According to India Today, Farhan even name-dropped India legends, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, saying that gun-fire celebration have been used earlier than within the sport.

According to information company PTI, Rauf is ready to be fined for ‘abusive language and aggressive gestures’ in the course of the sport towards India on Sunday. Farhan, alternatively, has pleaded not responsible to any code of conduct violation for his gunfire celebration throughout the identical match, claiming that it was a ‘conventional means of celebrating in his ethnic Pakhtun tribe’ in Pakistan.

The report mentioned the listening to was carried out by match referee Richie Richardson on the Pakistan group lodge right here. Both gamers appeared earlier than him in particular person, accompanied by group supervisor Naveed Akram Cheema, however the responses have been in writing.

“They are prone to be fined and given demerit factors, however there might be no match ban on both of the 2,” a event supply informed PTI.

The two have been accused of creating provocative gestures by the BCCI in a proper criticism on Wednesday. Rauf celebrated with a aircraft crash mimic after Sanju Samson’s wicket after which taunted the Indian followers within the crowd by making a gesture of ‘6-0’ together with his fingers and additional plane-crash ones.

In India, these have been seen as provocative hints at Pakistan’s unsubstantiated claims that they downed six Indian jets in the course of the four-day border battle between the 2 international locations in May.

Farhan pretended to make use of his bat like a gun to have a good time his half-century in the identical sport.

He isn’t incorrect in regards to the examples. Both Dhoni and Kohli have made the gesture prior to now. Back in 2005, Dhoni famously celebrated his second ODI century towards Sri Lanka in Jaipur by holding his bat like a rifle.

Kohli did one thing related within the 2024 IPL throughout a Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings conflict. PBKS batter Rilee Rossouw had usually marked his milestones with a gunshot celebration, and Kohli mimicked firing a gun together with his fingers after dismissing Rossouw’s innings.

However, the BCCI’s criticism was extra in regards to the timing of it, with many in India feeling he was disrespecting the victims of the Pahalgam terror assault, the place Pakistan-based gunmen brutally killed 26 folks.