Manchester, June 26 -- Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has urged his fans to refrain from abuse while criticizing his team's performance in what is being seen as his first reaction to the abusive jokes that were hurled at him after his team's crushing defeat against arch-rivals India in the ongoing World Cup.While teammates Shoaib Malik and Mohammed Amir had requested the fans not to get personal while criticising the team, Ahmed had so far resisted a comment.

However, defeating South Africa in their next game to keep alive their chances of making it to the semifinals of the ongoing tournament, Ahmed reacted to the nasty remarks that were hurled at him.

"I can't say anything on this. It's not in our hands to control what people say abou...