Viral: Pakistan Pacer Haris Rauf Slaps Teammate On Field During PSL Match, Hugs Him Later

Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has come under scrutiny after he slapped Lahore Qalandars teammate Kamran Ghulam during a Pakistan Super League game on Monday. In the second over Peshawar Zalmi's innings, Kamran Ghulam dropped the catch of Hazratullah Zazai. Three balls later Haris Rauf picked up the wicket of Mohammad Haris and as his teammates converged to congratulate him, Haris Rauf slapped Kamran Ghulam. Towards the end of Peshawar's innings, Kamran Ghulam ran out Wahab Riaz with a direct hit and Rauf walked up to Ghulam and gave him a hug, affectionately tapping him on the side of his head.

The video of Haris Rauf slapping his teammate went viral on Twitter.

Wreck-it-Rauf gets Haris! #HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #LQvPZ pic.twitter.com/wwczV5GliZ

#HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #LQvPZ pic.twitter.com/hg5uCFmgac

Many fans expressed their anger at Haris Rauf for his over-the-top reaction.

Haris Rauf has escaped fine, but he has been warned by the match referee Ali Naqvi for his actions during last night's match. Haris explained that it was a friendly push and not a slap. #HBLPSL7

What is this behaviour of @HarisRauf14 . I request chairman of @TheRealPCB @iramizraja to take a serious note of this rude action of haris rauf. #HarisRauf #KamranGhulam https://t.co/o7SHQH7As7

Haris Rauf slapped his teammate Kamran Ghulam for dropping the catch in Psl.Shame to #HarisRauf behaviour. pic.twitter.com/UjRWwMCG2O

Disgraceful! Kamran Ghulam was still smiling. Feeling sad for him. Haris Rauf needs to get his acts right. Haris Rauf Slapped To Kamran Ghulam.#HarisRauf #ShaheenShahAfridi pic.twitter.com/N9VOTe639T

Haris Rauf hitting Kamran felt very distasteful. I get they are friends, but there must be a limit to aggression.

what is this behaviour? Itna