'Threw nail at me in Pakistan, could have lost my eyes' - Irfan Pathan amid PCB rant over Ahmedabad crowd

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A couple of days after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lodged an official complaint with the ICC over the 'inappropriate behaviour' of Ahmedabad fans towards Pakistan players during the side's match against India on Saturday, Irfan Pathan revealed how fans in Pakistan almost damaged his eyes.

While doing the commentary between India vs Bangladesh match in Pune on Friday, Irfan Pathan said a Pakistan fan threw a iron nail at him which missed his eyes by a bare margin.

He added that the play had to be stopped for ten minutes but the Indian team decided not to create an issue and instead kept on praising the Pakistani hospitality.

"We were playing a game in Peshawar, a fan suddenly threw an iron nail at me which struck under my eye. The play stopped for 10 minutes. We never made an issue out of that and always appreciated their hospitality. Pakistan should stop making issues on crowd behaviour in India. Even my eyes could have got damaged but we never discussed about it," Pathan told while commentating on Star Sports.

Aakash Chopra took to X and expressed surprise over the hostile Pakistan crowd's behaviour towards the former India all-rounder. Replying to Akash Chopra, Pathan said he would have not made the public revelation had Pakistan fans not tried to spread negativity on social media.

"Didn’t know that fans in Peshawar threw a nail at Irfan, which hit him under the eye. Remember the game getting stopped for a bit bcoz of fan trouble but it’s only today I got to know the exact reason. Well done, @IrfanPathan for keeping the big-picture in mind," Chopra tweeted.

"I Would have taken to my grave brother cos I think fans are the utmost important to this game and things do happen. But the narrative is set differently now days with some ppl trying to spread unnecessary negativity for their own benefit. So I spoke," Pathan wrote, replying to Akash Chopra.

PCB has lodged a complaint against Ahmedabad fans for backing their home team India with anti-Pakistan chants. Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur declared the match a 'BCCI event' after the seven-wicket defeat.