Lancashire Country team has launched an investigation after it emerged that a Pakistan fan was asked to cover his national team\u2019s jersey during the India vs England 4th Test at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. Watch the video of the incident.read more<\/p>\n
Lancashire County Cricket Club has admitted that a fan, who was wearing a Pakistan cricket team jersey while watching the fourth Test between India vs England, was asked by stewards at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground to \u201ccover\u201d his shirt. The fourth India-England Test match was held at Emirates Old Trafford last week, finished in a draw on Sunday.<\/p>\n
India were trailing England by 311 runs after the first innings and lost their first two wickets for naught in the second innings, but heroics hundreds from Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington helped the visitors to secure a gritty draw in Manchester. They are still 2-1 down in the series but would have a chance to level things in the STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n The Manchester Test would also be remembered for the handshake controversy when England captain Ben Stokes offered a draw to Jadeja and Sundar as the draw became imminent, but they declined it and went on to score their respective centuries.<\/p>\n Pakistan fans asked to cover team jersey<\/p>\n Also going viral from the fourth Test is a video from the stands, where a fan is seen engaging in a verbal argument with a security officer, who is asking him to cover his shirt. \u201cI\u2019ve been asked by control if you can cover that shirt up, please,\u201d a security officer told the fan, who has been identified as Farooq Nazar by the Pakistani media.<\/p>\n Another steward was heard saying that the shirt \u201cmight be considered nationalistic.\u201d<\/p>\n Nazar also explained the situation in how own words in the video. \u201cI have been asked to cover my jersey. I have asked them to give it in writing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n A spectator who attended the Test Match at Old Trafford was asked to cover up his Pakistan shirt.<\/p>\n
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