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2 Pakistan players suspended for lewd fan gestures
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TWO Pakistani players were suspended and one was reprimanded for making obscene gestures after their team’s semifinal win over hosts India in the Champions Trophy semifinal in Bhubaneswar, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.
Muhammad Tousiq and reserve goalkeeper Ali Amjad were handed a one-match ban that sidelined them from the final of the eight-nation tournament against Germany later yesterday.
Shafqat Rasool was reprimanded for the same offense, the International Hockey Federation announced after conducting a hearing with Pakistan coach Shahnaz Sheikh and the players earlier in the day.
“The above-mentioned players were seen making gestures that are considered to be obscene,” the FIH said in a statement without elaborating. The body had earlier cleared Pakistan of any wrongdoing.
As the final hooter sounded in Saturday night’s 4-3 thriller, excited Pakistani players took off their shirts and made rude gestures towards Indian fans at the packed 7,000-capacity Kalinga stadium.
Tournament director Wiert Doyer, who investigated the incident soon after the match, had let the players off without any action after Shahnaz, a former international, apologized for their actions.
The FIH U-turn yesterday came a few hours after Hockey India chief Narinder Batra demanded an unconditional apology from Pakistan and called for strict action by the governing body.
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