ENG vs IND 2025: Lancashire Apologizes to Pakistan Fan

Lancashire Cricket has issued a public apology following an incident during the fourth Test match between England and India at Old Trafford, Manchester, where a Pakistani supporter, Farooq Nazar, was removed from the stadium. The episode drew widespread attention after Farooq posted a video of the event, which quickly gained traction on social media.

Fan Asked to Cover Pakistan Jersey, Then Escorted Out

Farooq claimed he was approached by a Lancashire official who allegedly asked him to conceal his Pakistan cricket jersey. His refusal reportedly led to security officials escorting him out of the ground, with both stewards and police involved in the process.

“𝑰 π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’Žπ’š π’‹π’†π’“π’”π’†π’š 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’”π’‚π’‡π’†π’•π’š 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 π’…π’Šπ’…π’β€™π’• π’‚π’ˆπ’“π’†π’† 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰 π’˜π’‚π’”π’β€™π’• π’…π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’˜π’“π’π’π’ˆ,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒒 π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’—π’Šπ’“π’‚π’ π’—π’Šπ’…π’†π’.

Lancashire later addressed the controversy in an official statement:

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† 𝒇𝒂𝒏 π’˜π’‚π’” π’‚π’”π’Œπ’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’•π’‚π’…π’Šπ’–π’Ž 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 π’ƒπ’†π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’–π’“ π’•π’π’˜π’‚π’“π’…π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’•π’†π’˜π’‚π’“π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž. π‘¨π’π’š 𝒖𝒑𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’π’…π’†π’…, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’“π’†π’—π’Šπ’†π’˜ 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 π’”π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’π’‚π’“ π’”π’Šπ’•π’–π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’”.”

Prior Incident Between Fans Influenced the Response

Lancashire clarified that the response to Farooq’s case was influenced by an earlier incident during the same Test match. On the previous day, a group of fans had waved a Pakistan national flag, which sparked tensions with nearby Indian supporters. Stewards successfully de-escalated the situation by asking the group to put the flag away, which they did respectfully.

β€œIn light of this context, our team adopted a safety-first approach,” the club stated. β€œA stand supervisor politely asked the individual to cover his shirt to prevent any possible unrest. Despite multiple requests, the fan refused to comply.”

Rising India-Pakistan Tensions Cast Shadow on Cricket

This episode unfolds amid escalating political tensions between India and Pakistan, especially after the Pahalgam terror attacks in May. Diplomatic strain has affected cricket relations too. India Champions notably pulled out of their matches against Pakistan Champions in the 2025 World Championship of Legends, including the group stage and semi-final, leading to Pakistan advancing to the final uncontested.

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