Bengaluru, Dec 4 : Commenting on the controversies that had a tinge of international politics during the World Cup, India\u2019s cricket legend Kapil Dev said it is ICC\u2019s job of how it wants to run the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am nobody. I think I am a spectator. That\u2019s it. It is the ICC\u2019s job. It is Cricket Control\u2019s job of how to run the game. It is not my job. My job is to watch on television and enjoy the game,\u201d he told UNI in an interaction with him on the sidelines of the Vishwa Samudra Golden Eagles\u2019 annual golf championship here on Sunday.<\/p>\n
One of the few controversies that caught the attention of many was Mohammad Rizwan offering Namaz on the cricket field during the second half of the match while Netherlands were batting.<\/p>\n
A complaint was filed against him for offering prayers on the cricket field during the game.<\/p>\n
Vineet Jindal, a Supreme Court advocate, wrote to the ICC, saying Rizwan offering prayers during the match raises questions about the spirit of the game.<\/p>\n
He also stated that Rizwan\u2019s act on the cricket field amid many Indians was symbolic of the intentional depiction of his religion, which stands against the spirit of the sports and the Pakistani player was purposely depicting his religion.<\/p>\n
Rizwan also had put himself in a controversial cauldron following his match-winning hundred against Sri Lanka also. He had dedicated his knock to the people of Gaza, which violated the dos and don\u2019ts laid by the cricket\u2019s governing body.<\/p>\n
Pakistan Head Coach Mickey Arthur also raised a stink during the World Cup when he made some comments in the context of the heckling of Pakistani cricketers including Rizwan with \u201cJai Sree Ram\u201d chants during Baba Azam\u2019s side with Team India in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n
The Ahmedabad crowd\u2019s barbs were directed at Rizwan in the backdrop of him dedicating his Player of the Match to the people of Palestine.<\/p>\n
Reacting to it, Arthur questioned the attitude of the Indian fans toward the Pakistan cricketers by saying,\u201d It didn\u2019t seem like an ICC event \u2026 It seemed like a BCCI event. I didn\u2019t hear \u2018Dil Dil Pakistan\u2019 coming through the microphones too often \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
In a very serious security breach, a Palestine supporter intruded the ground and hugged Virat Kohli during the final between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The accused was detained by Gujarat Police for invading the ground and wearing a T-shirt with a free Palestine slogan and a mask with a Palestinian flag colour theme.<\/p>\n
Further commenting on these controversies, Kapil said that there are all kinds of people and one has the right to see the negative side of it and another the positive side, and move on in life.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will find all kinds of people. and not all kinds of people will be your type of people whatever you think is right. If you don\u2019t like to write about that, and if you like, appreciate that. That\u2019s it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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