Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf drew flak on Thursday for his aggressive celebration after taking a wicket while playing for Melbourne Stars in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) at Sydney.
Rauf, who took three wickets (3/24), in Stars' win over Sydney Thunder and celebrated the wicket of Daniel Sams with his hand near his throat, gesturing to slit it.
Watch it here:
Former Australian rugby league player Darryl Brohman was among those who condemned the celebration.
"Not sure we need the throat-cutting gesture from Harris Rauf everytime he takes a wicket. Clearly a very good bowler but the post wicket antics are over the top," he tweeted.
"Throat-slashing celebration should have no place in a cricket ground," tweeted a fan from Pakistan, as others also slammed the celebration on social media.
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Rauf, 26, is a right-arm fast-medium pacer. He has so far played three First-Class and four List A matches in Pakistan, taking seven wickets each.
