Overview

• Videos show Indian spectators chanting Virat Kohli’s name as Haris Rauf fielded near the boundary in Dubai, with clips widely shared online.
• Rauf responded to the crowd by asking for louder chants, and separate footage reported by News18 shows him making a controversial 6-0 hand gesture.
• India defeated Pakistan by six wickets after chasing 172, led by Abhishek Sharma’s 74 off 39 and Shubman Gill’s 47 off 28.
• Rauf delivered 2 for 26 in four overs, removing Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson during India’s chase.
• InsideSport described heated on-field exchanges involving Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, and India’s openers, a claim with limited independent corroboration.