Azam Khan
's troubles on and off the field are refusing to end, and his tiff with a fan allegedly throwing a body-shaming abuse at him is the latest in the list after his golden duck in
Pakistan
's shocking defeat against USA in a Group A match of the
T20 World Cup
in Dallas on Thursday.
The wicketkeeper-batsman, who was not asked to do duty behind the stumps against USA and played purely as a batsman, was dimissed lbw for zero by spinner Nosthush Kenjige off the first ball he faced.
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While walking back to the dressing room at the Grand Prairie Stadium, a fan allegedly shouted an abuse targeted at Khan's heavy frame and fitness, which he has been criticized for, especially after his repeated failure with the bat and as a wicketkeeper since the T20I series against England just before the ongoing T20 World Cup.
In a video showing the confrontation, Khan could be seen looking angrily at a fan, giving a deadly stare before lashing out a few words on his way back.
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As alleged by some on social media, the fan called Khan "mota haathi" (fat elephant), which angered the 25-year-old cricketer.
Pakistan were upset by USA, who registered a historic win over the 2009 champions via 'Super Over' tiebreaker after the regultion 20-overs-a-side affair ended in both the teams scoring 159 runs.
After Nitish Kumar's boundary to tie the game, another India-origin player in the US team, engineer-cum-fast-bowler Saurabh Netravalkar, turned into an American hero when he restricted Paksitan to 13 runs in the 'Super Over' in reply to USA's 18 to spark off historic celebrations in the USA camp.
With this victory, USA have now registered back-to-back wins in Group A, having beaten neighbours Canada in the tournament opener.
The co-hosts enjoy a five-day break before facing India in their next match on June 12 in New York. The Indian team, however, will take on archrivals Pakistan before that on March 9 at the same venue.
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