Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi fight: Quetta captain and Lahore pacer involved in heated exchange in PSL 2021

Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi fight: The two renowned players were seen getting involved in a heated exchanged in Abu Dhabi.

During the 23rd match of the ongoing sixth season of the Pakistan Super League between Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators in Abu Dhabi, Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was involved in a heated exchange with Lahore Qalandars fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.

It all happened on the penultimate delivery of the penultimate over when Afridi’s accurate bouncer hit Ahmed on his helmet. In what was a no-ball as Afridi had overstepped, Ahmed and Hassan Khan also ran a leg bye.

In the process, Ahmed was seen saying something to Afridi which didn’t please the 21-year old player. Going by his actions and the commentators’ words, it appeared as it Ahmed was asking Afridi to calm down after getting hit on the helmet. If the same was the case in reality, the same doesn’t really make much sense in a competitive match.

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Been converted into an extended going at each other, Ahmed and Afridi were distanced after players and umpire Aleem Dar intervened in between. Eventually, veteran Qalandars batsman Mohammad Hafeez was seen calming Ahmed down at the non-striker’s end.

Coming in to bat at No. 4 in the ninth over, Ahmed’s 34* (27) played a vital role in Gladiators scoring 158/5 in 20 overs after being put in to bat first by Lahore captain Sohail Akhtar. Afridi, who remained wicket-less in his four overs at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, gave away just 28 runs tonight.

Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi fight

A heated moment between Sarfaraz Ahmed & Shaheen Shah Afridi after Shaheen bowled a bouncer to Sarfaraz! in todays Quetta vs Lahore match.
PSL 2021#LQvQG#QGvLQ#QGvLQ pic.twitter.com/KRNK3dWE7K

— Rizwan Ali (@RizAlisays) June 15, 2021

How Twitterati reacted:

Nothing wrong with a bit of aggression from the younger guy to the experienced player. No rule states the junior player isn’t allowed to hit the senior player on the head with a bouncer #LQvQG #Cricket pic.twitter.com/x2166GFZkB

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 15, 2021

I completely agree with you. Sarfaraz bhai is a senior so Shaheen should bowl half volleys to him. It’s very bad he hit his captains helmet. Bad attitude🙄👏🤦‍♂️ https://t.co/oV6zVZTpnk

— Usama Mir (@iamusamamir) June 15, 2021

On the pitch we are all equal. No seniors. No juniors. Always show respect but do whatever you can to win the game for your team. Simple.

— Usama Mir (@iamusamamir) June 15, 2021

There is something going on between Sarfaraz Ahmad & Shaheen Shah Afridi 🏏🔥 #LQvQG #PSL6 #HBLPSL6 pic.twitter.com/h7M6ZB2EA0

— Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) June 15, 2021

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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