India, Feb. 9 -- New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra, on Saturday, suffered a freak injury during the first ODI of the tri-series against Pakistan as he suffered a laceration to his forehead which left him bleeding. He was immediately rushed off the field. Although New Zealand Cricket claimed he was "otherwise well," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was shown no mercy over the incident as social media users bluntly told the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reconsider Pakistan as the Champions Trophy host.

The incident happened in the 37th over of Pakistan's innings when Ravindra was seen steading himself to take the catch after Khushdil Shah slog-swept Michael Bracewell towards deep square leg. However, the New Zealand star lost sight o...