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WATCH: Sohail Tanvir Points Double Finger To Ben Cutting
By CricShots - Aug 10, 2018 6:42 pm
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Currently, the sixth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is up and running. In the second game of the tournament, St Kitts Nevis and Patriots faced Guyana Amazon Warriors. Chris Gayle played exceptionally well for Patriots but his innings went in in vain as he was completely overshadowed by Shimron Hetmyer’s heroics, who led Warriors to a sensational win.

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Sohail Tanvir showing middle fingers

During the game, an unwanted incident took place as Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir showed both his middle fingers to Ben Cutting after dismissing the latter. Patriots were going strong when Gayle and Cutting were at the crease. Tanvir was smashing for a humongous six by Cutting in the 17th over. But the southpaw pacer made a perfect comeback, delivering a perfect Yorker to castle Cutting’s defense.

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Sohail was lauded for bowling peach of a delivery but his gesture towards Cutting has irked many. Tanvir was blasted by Chris Lynn for playing against the spirit of the game and is likely to be fined by the match referee for breaching the code of conduct.

Here are some of the reactions:

https://twitter.com/lynny50/status/1027700632722071558

Guyana eventually cruised to a six-wicket win as Shimron Hetmyer’s heroics outshone veteran Chris Gayle’s knock of 86 in the first innings. Tanvir played a key restricting St. Kitts to 146/5 as he conceded just 24 runs and picked up a wicket during his spell. However, his defiant celebration might well earn him a few sanctions in the near future.

Aside from any potential ban, Tanvir’s actions are sure to add more fuel to the fiery debate about player conduct on the field and how much aggression is acceptable.