Shoaib Akhtar, Ex Afghanistan Cricket Chief's Twitter Spat Over Unruly Fans

Pakistan and Afghanistan played out a nail-biting thriller on Wednesday at Sharjah in the Super 4 stage of the ongoing Asia Cup. Naseem Shah hit back-to-back sixes of the first two balls of the final over as Pakistan sealed a one-wicket win to assure themselves a place in the final alongside Sri Lanka. However, after the match came to an end, the Sharjah Cricket Stadium was witness to unsavoury scenes as Afghanistan fans, clearly disappointed with the loss, were seen breaking chairs and assaulting Pakistan fans.

In a video shared by former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, Afghan fans can be seen breaking chairs and then throwing them towards the Pakistan supporters.

"This is what Afghan fans are doing. This is what they've done in the past multiple times. This is a game and it's supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.@ShafiqStanikzai your crowd & your players both need to learn a few things if you guys want to grow in the sport," Akhtar wrote in a Twitter post.

This is what Afghan fans are doing. This is what they've done in the past multiple times.This is a game and its supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.@ShafiqStanikzai your crowd & your players both need to learn a few things if you guys want to grow in the sport. pic.twitter.com/rg57D0c7t8

Shafiq Stanikzai, who happens to be the former Afghanistan Cricket Board chief, gave a reply to Akhtar, saying nobody can control the emotions of fans and he should not be bringing an entire nation when talking about such a type of incident.

"You can't control the emotions of the crowd and such incidents happened in the world of cricket multiple, you should go ask Kabir Khan, Inzimam Bhai and @iRashidLatif68 how we treated them. Am giving you an advice