Shahid Afridi says arrest of Indian fan 'shameful'

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said Wednesday the capture of an Indian understudy for wearing a shirt bearing his name was "Shameful", however would not discourage the subcontinent's cricket-frantic fans from supporting opponent players.

Ripon Chowdhury, 21, was captured on Sunday in Hailakandi, a residential area in the northeastern condition of Assam, while viewing a neighborhood cricket competition after his shirt rankled a Hindu patriot gather.

"A protestation was stopped against him by a neighborhood conservative outfit. We captured him in view of the objection yet gave him safeguard promptly," a source told AFP on state of secrecy, declining to affirm media reports that Chowdhury had been accused of foulness in an open place.

Afridi, whose strong sixes and win or bust way to deal with batting earned him an immense after over the cricketing scene, hammered the move.

"It was dishonorable to capture a fan for wearing my shirt," the 36-year-old told AFP. "Such occurrences sometimes fall short for enlightened individuals."

He said fans in both India and Pakistan put the game over the frequently loaded relations between their nations and respected every others' players.

"You can't prevent fans from supporting a player by capturing them," he said. "Games and governmental issues ought to be kept separated and such occurrences conflict with the standards of sportsmanship."

Afridi himself arrived in boiling point water with home fans for saying he got "more love" in India than he did in Pakistan, in front of a critical conflict in the World Twenty20 in March.

In January a Pakistani fan was captured for waving the banner of India after his deity Virat Kohli lit up a portable fire stick winning thump against Australia.

Umar Daraz, 22, was accused of subversion and confronted up to 10 years in jail, however was later discreetly discharged by authorities in the focal town of Okara.

Relations between the two countries have plunged since a lethal assault on an Indian armed force base in the questioned district of Kashmir in September, which New Delhi faulted for Pakistan-based aggressors.

Cricketing ties have likewise been on hold since Pakistan made a short visit in 2012, however the two groups do play against each other in competitions including different nations.