Pakistan skipper Sarfraz found himself embroiled in a huge controversy after he was heard calling South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo 'kaala' during the second One-Day International in Durban. With India's Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul being the latest examples of why a cricketing celebrity should think before saying something on television, Sarfraz's commen
t hasn't gone down well with the cricket fans who are demanding a ban for the veteran wicket-keeper batsman.
"Abbay kaale teri Ami kahan bethi hoyi hain aaj, kya parhwa kay aya hai aaj (black man where's your mother sitting today? What have you asked your mother to pray for you today)?", was the comment made by Sarfraz as Phehlukwayo looked on song to guide the Protease to a series-levelling win at Kingsmead.
The comments have come not long after India's Hardik and Rahul faced suspensions from the Australia and New Zealand series, after the 'sexist and misogynistic' comments made by the during an appearance at chat show Koffee with Karan. With the probe into the matter going up to the Supreme Court, there still isn't a defined time as to when they could be made available again for the cricket team
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