Bangalore: Pakistani wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, who were fined by International Cricket Council (ICC) after a verbal clash in the first Twenty20 international at Bangalore, have buried the hatchet and are now the best of friends.
A heated argument erupted between the two players during the last overs of the first T20 and umpires had to step in to separate them and continue with the thrilling game which Pakistan won by five wickets.
The two got into an argument when Shoaib Malik was declared not out after he was caught off a no ball by Ishant, and then Akmal was beaten on the next ball as the two batsmen had crossed each other when the ball was in the air.
Soon both angry players exchanged a few angry words and wagged fingers at each other. Finally, the ground umpires and Indian players intervened and separated both of them.
According to a local Pakistani newspaper, after the match, Sharma had gone to the Pakistan dressing room and sorted things out with Kamran.
“Sharma went to the Pakistan dressing room after the match and addressing Kamran asked him ‘Paji Tauno Ki Hogaya See’ (Brother what happened to you),” the report said.
It said that Sharma had than clarified to Kamran that he had not used any abusive language against him during the standoff in Bangalore.
“After that some senior players came in and sorted things out for both players who have now buried the incident,” the report said.
The report also said that afterwards when the teams travelled on a chartered flight from Bangalore to Ahmedabad, Kamran and Sharma were seen laughing and in good spirits.
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