Rauf is seen confronting a group of people in a film that is popular on social media.
The Pakistani fast bowler, Haris Rauf, responded to a video of him and some unexplained men getting on the air on social media, saying he was opened to "feedback from the open" but would "respond correctly" if the feedback led to abuse and his family was targeted.
The film in question shows Rauf, with his family, talking to a few persons, and Rauf, not long after, rushing across a wall towards the team, even as one of the people tries to stop him. Before Rauf is taken back across the hedge where his wife is, there are some pushing and shoving and raised voices. When the video ends, the finger-pointing and shouting continue.
In a social- media post, Rauf wrote:" As public figures, we are open to receiving all kinds of feedback from the public. They are entitled to support or criticize us. Nevertheless, when it comes to my parent and my family, I will not hesitate to respond accordingly. It is important to show respect towards people and their families, irrespective of their professions".
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— Haris Rauf ( @HarisRauf14 ) June 18, 2024
The video appears to have been shot somewhere in the USA- Pakistan's last group- stage match at the T20 World Cup was played in Lauderhill, against Ireland, which they won but that was n't enough for them to progress to the Super Eight stage of the tournament.
Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, responded * to the development with a tweet on Tuesday evening, saying," Strongly condemn the appalling incident involving Haris Rauf. These actions against our players are completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. We will file legal action against the person responsible if they do not immediately apologize to Haris Rauf.
Rauf is a centrally contracted Pakistan cricketer. His contract was actually reinstated earlier this year because of bizarre circumstances, after it had been ripped up. Rauf's contract was terminated on February 15th because he had made himself unavailable for Pakistan's Test series against Australia late last year. But on March 24, Rauf had his contract back, with Naqvi calling the episode" a misunderstanding".
Rauf took seven wickets in four bowling innings for Pakistan at the T20 World Cup, a 6.73 economy rate, and was one of the better bowlers in the T20. Pakistan, however, lost to USA ( in a Super Over ) and to India, and failed to make the top two from their group despite closing out their campaign with wins over Canada and Ireland.
* The article was updated at 1.50pm GMT on June 18 following Mohsin Naqvi's tweet.
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