Published on, Sept. 26 -- September 26, 2025 3:58 PM

Pakistani cricketers Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan appeared before the ICC match referee on Friday to answer India's complaint. The complaint accused them of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the Asia Cup match against India. Both players denied the allegations and defended their actions strongly. They also submitted written responses to match referee Richie Richardson.

India objected to two separate incidents during the high-stakes match. Sahibzada Farhan celebrated his half-century with a mock gun gesture using his bat. Meanwhile, Haris Rauf made a "crashing plane" gesture near the boundary, allegedly in response to Indian crowd taunts. The BCCI claimed these actions were p...