Amid this rough time for the senior team, the Pakistan Under-19 team, who are also touring England at the moment faced a bizarrely distressful situation, when they were caught in the middle of an anti-immigrant protest in Portsmouth.
The Pakistan U19 team during its red-ball game against England U19 (AFP)According to a report by The Guardian, the incident occurred on Tuesday (August 8) evening when a group of 30-40 people gathered outside the Marriott Hotel in Portsmouth, where the Pakistan U-19 team were staying.
Police were called to the scene, after which officers established that the group was the Pakistan Under-19 team.
Reform councillor George Madgwick then helped clear the confusion after speaking with the hotel authorities and the Pakistan U-19 team coach.
He then approached the protesters and explained that they had the wrong group.
Pakistan are enduring a tough time during their tour of England, having already lost two Tests; another one in the ongoing game in Birmingham would mean a humiliating whitewash for the team. Amid this rough time for the senior team, the Pakistan Under-19 team, who are also touring England at the moment faced a bizarrely distressful situation, when they were caught in the middle of an anti-immigrant protest in Portsmouth. The Pakistan U19 team during its red-ball game against England U19 (AFP)
According to a report by The Guardian, the incident occurred on Tuesday (August 8) evening when a group of 30-40 people gathered outside the Marriott Hotel in Portsmouth, where the Pakistan U-19 team were staying. This was after rumours had spread online that a group of foreign nationals had arrived there. Police were called to the scene, after which officers established that the group was the Pakistan Under-19 team.
Reform councillor George Madgwick then helped clear the confusion after speaking with the hotel authorities and the Pakistan U-19 team coach. He then approached the protesters and explained that they had the wrong group.
