Pakistani cricketer Haris Rauf has been going viral on social media recently because of a video that’s going around showing him almost getting into a tussle with a fan while in the United States of America. Currently, all major cricketing teams are in the US for the ongoing 2024 T20 World Cup. Recently (9 June 2024), India defeated Pakistan in a Group Stage match of the T20 World Cup.
The Pakistan Cricket Team received a lot of flack from fans online after the defeat because their chances of winning were very high when the second innings began. Now, in the viral video, Haris Rauf can be seen running towards a fan after engaging in a verbal argument. He apparently refused to give the fan a picture, which triggered the entire episode.
Haris Rauf wasn’t alone as he was being accompanied by his wife, who tried to hold him back when the cricketer got angry and charged towards the fan. You can check out the viral video below. Kalesh b/w a Fan and Pakistani Bowler Haris Rauf (Haris Rauf Fight His wife tried to stop her, Haris: Ye indian hi hoga Guy- Pakistani hu) — Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) While it is not clear what the two were saying to each other, at one point you see Haris Rauf jump over a bush barefoot to try and reach the fan as he gets angrier and angrier.
He was stopped by the other fans present around him, and the matter was deescalated. What’s interesting is that, towards the end of the video, Haris Rauf accuses the fan of being Indian saying, ‘Indian hoga,.