In the 34th over of the third ODI between Sri Lanka
and Pakistan yesterday, a fight broke out in the southeastern stand inside the
stadium during the second innings. A rock was thrown onto the field during Sri
Lanka’s run chase and the situation became quite worse, which led the police to
evacuate the stadium. The play was halted for a brief period and there were
fears that the game would not restart. But thankfully, the match referee Javagal
Srinath gave green signal for play to resume and Pakistan completed the
formalities to take a 2-1 lead.
The crowd trouble in Colombo last night was a new experience
not only for me, but for the rest of the cricket followers a swell.
The Sri Lankan cricket fans are passionate, bear a sound
knowledge about the game and are not like the typical fans of subcontinent .
They are extremely gentle and tolerable and enjoy cricket with the true spirit
of the game. Ugliness is not their way,
but the incident of last night had surprised us all and to an extent, it dented
the image of the nation.
I am an ardent fan of
the Sri Lankan cricket fans and I am confident that they will never repeat such an incident in future . They are the
pride of subcontinent .
Thank You
Faisal Caesar Thank You
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