During the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan found himself at the centre of an animated on-field exchange with Bangladesh players.The incident occurred on Day 4 during Pakistan’s daunting chase of 437 runs in the second innings. With wickets falling around him, Rizwan stood firm to keep Pakistan’s hopes alive, but his resistance also triggered a heated verbal battle involving Bangladesh wicketkeeper Litton Das and several close-in fielders.
How the confrontation began
The drama unfolded during the 72nd over when Rizwan suddenly pulled away from his batting stance, complaining to the umpires about movement behind the bowler’s sightscreen. The Pakistan batter appeared unhappy with distractions near the boundary area and sought intervention from the officials.Litton Das, clearly frustrated by the interruption, immediately confronted Rizwan. In the stump mic recordings, the Bangladesh wicketkeeper asked, “What are you doing?” When Rizwan pointed towards the sightscreen and explained the distraction, Litton responded sharply: “Why are you looking over there? Focus on your batting here.” Rizwan did not hold back either and fired back by questioning Litton’s authority in the matter. “Is that your job, mine, or the umpire’s?” he replied, leading to a tense face-off between the two players.The exchange quickly escalated before on-field umpires Allahudien Paleker and Richard Kettleborough stepped in to calm the situation and separate the players.
Bangladesh players mock Rizwan on stump mic
Even after the umpires diffused the confrontation, the atmosphere remained heated. Bangladesh’s close-in fielders continued to target Rizwan verbally, with the stump microphones clearly capturing their comments. In a humorous yet sarcastic jibe, one of the fielders used a famous dialogue from the Bollywood movie Hera Pheri, saying:“For overacting, we’ll dock 50 paise.” (overacting ke 50 paise katenge)The comments did not stop there. Other fielders were also heard mocking Rizwan’s behaviour and accusing him of trying to disrupt Bangladesh’s bowling rhythm.“You are acting well; you want to teach everyone,” (achha acting krra hai, sbko sikha rha ha) one player said. Another added, “Now that he has scored a 50, he has cemented his place in the team, that’s why he is doing all this.” (Jagah pkka hai team bhaii jagah pakka isliye aisa krra hai).
