The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday condemned the incident where “abusive language was directed at national players by foreign spectators” during the match against New Zealand.
In the final one-day international (ODI) of the series against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui, Pakistan’s brittle batting was exposed again as a Ben Sears-inspired New Zealand won the third ODI by 43 runs on Saturday to sweep the series 3-0.
During the match, there was an incident where Pakistani cricketer Khushdil Shah had to be held back by security staff after reacting to “inappropriate remarks” from the crowd.“
The Pakistan cricket team management has strongly condemned the abusive language directed at national players by foreign spectators,” the statement issued by the PCB.