Pakistani demonstrators vent anger over Moin Khan’s casino visit
A handful of Pakistan cricket fans smashed eggs on their heads in anger on Thursday after the country’s chief selector returned home from the World Cup in disgrace because he visited a casino.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan ordered Moin Khan to come back after the former wicketkeeper was criticised by former players and parliamentarians for dining out at a casino last week in Christchurch.
Going to gambling casinos, which are banned in the country, is unacceptable in Pakistani culture.
It was totally unintentional to go to a casino for dinner and in hindsight I chose a wrong place
The frustrated fans at the airport chanted “Enemy of cricket Moin Khan” and “Get Moin Khan out” as the chief selector sneaked out of the airport in Karachi without talking to the media or facing angry fans.
When the fans couldn’t see Moin at the airport they vented their anger by smashing eggs on their own heads.
“I am sorry with the entire nation for hurting them,” Moin said from Karachi. “It was totally unintentional to go to a casino for dinner and in hindsight I chose a wrong place.”
Moin, who was a member of Pakistan’s winning World Cup squad in 1992, was also criticised by former cricketers when the PCB decided to send him with the team to Australia and New Zealand as chief selector.