Pakistan’s ongoing warm-up game against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra stirred up controversy on Wednesday, December 6 after a racial slur popped up during the stay broadcast. The incident occurred after Pakistan’s skipper Shan Masood elected to bat first after profitable the toss and the 2 Pakistani openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq made their means into the center.
The broadcast stay rating ticker on the backside of the TV display displayed an ‘I’ after Pakistan’s normal acronym (PAK) – a racial slur used to demean Pakistanis and folks from the Asian continent. Danny Saeed, a cricket journalist working for Crikey (an Australian information outlet) highlighted the gaffe by taking to the social media platform ‘X’.
Taking cognizance of the matter, Cricket Australia (CA) instantly issued an announcement after rectifying the “error”. “The graphic was an automatic feed from a data provider which had not been used previously for a Pakistan game. This was obviously regrettable, and the error we corrected manually as soon as it came to light,” learn CA’s assertion on the matter.
Meanwhile, barring Masood, not one of the different Pakistan batters managed to take advantage of out of the batting deck on provide on the Manuka Oval in Canberra. Masood regarded in absolute management all through his unbeaten double hundred whereas the remainder of the batting line-up crumbled.
Former captain Babar Azam (40), Sarfaraz Ahmed (41) and Shafique (38) had been the one different batters who confirmed indicators of dedication against the PMXI assault.
Right-arm pacer Jordan Buckingham impressed together with his terrific bowling show that noticed him bag a five-wicket haul (5/80) in 23 overs. He picked up the prized scalps of Imam, Babar and Sarfaraz and completed his spell claiming the poles of Aamer Jamal and Mir Hamza.
Notably, Pakistan will play the primary Test of the three-match collection in Perth beginning December 14.
