Cricket: Rashid urges calm at Afghanistan-Pakistan match

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Rashid Khan has pleaded with Afghanistan and Pakistan fans to behave when the two neighbours meet in the T20 World Cup on Friday after a match in England two years ago was scarred by fighting and a pitch invasion. Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid played in that 50-over World Cup game at a packed Headingley in Leeds in 2019. His side suffered an agonising defeat but the result was overshadowed by violence and scuffles inside and outside the stadium. Players needed security escorts off the pitch as fans poured out of the terraces. Friday’s game in Dubai could be tense as both teams are undefeat…

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