Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed may be in hot water
Ahmed's chirp directed at Andile Phehlukwayo may fall foul of the ICC’s anti-racism code
Pakistan’s wicketkeeper and captain Sarfraz Ahmed could find himself in hot water over a chirp he directed at Andile Phehlukwayo in Tuesday’s second ODI at Kingsmead. During the 37th over of SA’s chase of 203‚ Ahmed was heard saying over the broadcast stump mics: “Abey kaale‚ teri ammi aaj kahaan baitheen hain? Kyaparwa keaaye haiaaj?”. Translated literally‚ it means: “Hey black guy‚ where’s your mother sitting today? What [prayer] have you got her to say for you today?” Proteas team manager Mohammed Moosajee said although the team did not lodge a complaint, match referee Ranjan Madugalle has taken up the matter. Australian Paul Reiffel and South African Bongani Jele were the on-field umpires, while West Indian Gregory Brathwaite was the third umpire. They‚ with the match referee‚ can lodge a complaint. As it is not a usual charge, certain procedures have to be followed, Moosajee said. “The team hasn’t laid a complaint but the match referee has opened up the procedure to start to in...
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