BCCI called ‘double standard’ by angry Pakistani fans after Cuttack debacle, PCB told to gift ‘Chinese floodlights’

Pakistani fans left no stone unturned to hit back at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after play was stopped for close to 30 minutes due to a floodlight failure at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack during the India vs England second ODI. 

The incident happened during the start of the Indian innings when Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were batting. It started flickering a few times initially during the sixth over. Although play was halted for a few minutes, the game resumed without much fuss with Gus Atkinson finishing his over. 

But when it looked that everything was back to normal, one of the stands completely went off after the first ball of the seventh over bowled by Saqib Mahmood. The Indian openers along with some of the England bowlers had a chat with the on-field umpire heading towards their respective dugouts. 

The anger of the Pakistani fans on the BCCI come from the fact that a few days ago, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was heavily trolled on social media and the newly-laid floodlights were blamed for Rachin Ravindra’s forehead injury at the Gaddafi Stadium during the Tri-Nation series opener between Pakistan and New Zealand.