A video has gone viral on social media displaying a floor steward at Australia’s well-known Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG) making an attempt to confiscate a poster from a fan that had legendary Pakistan captain Imran Khan’s face on it. Imran Khan – who led Pakistan to their solely 50-over World Cup title in 1992 – has confronted authorized and political controversies after his taking part in days, and has just lately been granted bail. Nonetheless, a picture of him holding the 1992 World Cup didn’t please stewards on the SCG, who commanded the fan to “give up or depart”.
“You both give it to me or go house,” the steward might be seen saying, in a fan-filmed video. “Both you give up it or depart the stadium. Your selection,” the steward provides, within the incident that befell in the course of the second T20I between Australia and Pakistan.
It looks like posters of Imran Khan holding the 1992 World Cup Trophy are banned at Australian cricket grounds.
Completely ridiculous.#AUSVPAK #Cricket pic.twitter.com/zaYj9dkbnX
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) November 20, 2024
The video later confirmed that the fan, who was additionally sporting a Pakistan jersey from the 1992 World Cup, was apparently allowed to maintain his poster.
Imran Khan delved into the world of politics shortly after his retirement from cricket, turning into the founding father of the political occasion Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). After turning into the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2018, Khan was faraway from workplace in 2022 following a vote of no-confidence.
A excessive courtroom in Pakistan on Wednesday granted bail to Khan within the second Toshakhana case. The Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC) Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, after concluding the listening to, accepted Khan’s bail plea topic to furnishing two bonds of PKR 1 million every.
Khan, 72, has been in jail since his arrest on August 5, 2023 and it was not instantly clear if he can be launched now.
Coming again to cricket, Pakistan have been thrashed 3-0 within the T20I collection hosted by Australia. After profitable the ODI collection, Pakistan couldn’t replicate their efficiency within the shortest format.
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