ENG vs Afg: ‘Where did these come from …’, open pole of Pakistan’s security claim, man entered the field during England-Afghanistan match
Champions trophy 2025: In the Champions Trophy 2025, the incident of fan on the field once again came to light during the live match, on Wednesday, Afghanistan defeated England in a thrilling match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. After this historic victory, an excited fan broke the security cordon and entered the field and tried to hug the Afghan players. However, the security officials immediately took action and caught him out of the ground. This is not the first time that there has been an incident of security violation in this tournament.
Earlier on Monday, a fan entered the ground during the match between Bangladesh and New Zealand and tried to catch New Zealand batsman Rachin Ravindra. These constant incidents have raised big questions on the security system of Pakistan Cricket Board. Pakistan Cricket Board has reacted strongly on this matter. The board said, ‘PCB has taken serious security violations tomorrow. Security of players and officials is our top priority.
The board further stated that the person who had infiltrated the ground has been arrested and was produced in the court. Also, taking strict action on it, he has been banned forever from entering all the cricket stadiums of Pakistan. PCB reiterated that the security system would be further strengthened so that such incidents do not happen further.
While questions were raised about security, Afghanistan created history with his strong performance. Opener Ibrahim Jadran scored a brilliant 177 innings and Ajmatullah Omarjai took five wickets out of the tournament by taking five wickets. Afghanistan not only proved his strength by winning the match by eight runs, but now he showed that he has shown the world that he has shown the world.
At the end of the match, Afghanistan players were celebrating their victory, when this unexpected incident happened. However, this did not affect the enthusiasm of the team and the players were seen enjoying their historic victory. Now the question is how PCB will repair further security system and will such incidents be stopped in the coming matches? It has been a demand of the hour to take strict steps regarding the safety of the audience and the well -being of the players.
(With Arindam’s input)