India, Feb. 22 -- Afghanistan left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi confused everyone with his act for South Africa batter Aiden Markram during a Champions Trophy 2025 Group B match at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday. Was it friendly? Was it intentional? If it was, why didn't the match referee take note of it?

It all transpired in the final over of South Africa's innings bowled by Farooqi. After nailing a good yorker, which Markram dug out and took off for a single, Farooqi, while walking back to his mark, pushed Markram at the non-striker's end. He had a pretty serious look on his face when he did that but as he took a couple of more steps towards his mark, there was a wry smile on his face.

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