Pakistan pace firebrand Wahab Riaz and leg-spinner Yasir Shah got into a scuffle during a practice session at The Gabba on Wednesday ahead of the first Test against Australia, which starts on Thursday.
According to the players present at the site, the two players had a spat during the team’s practice session when they were in the middle of a football game.
Head coach Mickey Arthur, along with other players, rushed to intervene and mitigated the situation.
The scuffle resulted in a tensed situation in the Pakistan camp. Team officials held a meeting soon afterwards to review the incident
Pakistan, under Misbah-ul-Haq’s tutelage, are looking to make history in Australia and eyeing a series win after 11 fruitless tours Down Under.
Pakistan have won only four of their 32 Tests in Australia and have lost their last nine Tests since their last victory in Sydney in 1995.
No team from the sub-continent has won a Test series in Australia.
Earlier, Wahab Riaz said that he will target Australia’s key batting pair Steve Smith and David Warner in this week’s opening day-night Test in Brisbane.
“Obviously I have to do what I do really well, I am going to bowl aggressively, I will bowl short as well,” said Wahab, who has taken 65 wickets in his 21 Tests since debuting in 2010.
“You have to attack David Warner and Steve Smith. You cannot look for them to give you their wicket. You have to buy their wickets.”
