Naseem Shah of Pakistan slurs and yells at Rahmanullah Gurbaz during the LPL 2023 opener.
Jaffna got off to an explosive start after being invited to bat first before Colombo and Pakistan bowler Naseem Shah crashed the party.The fourth season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) began on Sunday with Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers clashing at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with the former winning by 21 runs. Jaffna got off to an explosive start after being invited to bat first before Colombo and Pakistan bowler Naseem Shah crashed the party.The bowler not only delivered the initial blow to Jaffna, but he also ejected their opener and Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who had been dropped earlier in the match. The footage of the incident quickly went popular on social media.Ramesh Mendis finished the superb catch going behind from mid-on and caught Gurbaz for 21(11). Soon after the dismissal, Shah burst out laughing, slamming Gurbaz as he passed past him. Despite the violent reply, Gurbaz chose not to aggravate the situation and continued heading towards the dugout, ignoring Shah.