Watch: Kieron Pollard, Shaheen Afridi Involved In Heated Exchange During PSL Qualifier Match

17.03.2023 - 17:27 sports.ndtv.com

Star West Indies batter Kieron Pollard and Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi were seen involved in a heated exchange during the Qualifier match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League on Wednesday.

The incident happened during Multan Sultans' batting in the 19th over in which the right-handed power-hitter smashed the left-arm pacer for three sixes.

A video is going viral on social media in which the duo confront each other after the end of the over. A total of 20 runs were scored off the 19th over bowled by Shaheen and 19 of them were hit by Pollard.

Shaheen was visibly unhappy and irked. This saw him and Pollard exchanging a few words before the last over of the innings started. Watch the video here: Peak pic.twitter.com/7xp8GwZG7q Shaheen started the 19th over with a dot ball to Pollard before the batter smoked the following ball for a six straight down the ground.

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