Sarfaraz certain Pakistanis won’t boo Steve Smith during match

Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has said that his team’s fans would not boo Australia's Steven Smith when the two sides meet in a crucial ICC World Cup match in Taunton today.

During a press conference, the skipper was questioned by a reporter that everyone saw Virat Kohli telling Indian supporters to stop booing Steve Smith. "If Pakistani supporters get into Smith and Warner will you do something similar?" Sarfaraz was asked.

To this the Pakistan skipper said, "I don't think Pakistani people will do that. They love cricket, love to support and love the players".

A large number of Indian fans chanted 'cheater' at Smith during India versus Australia match just a few days ago. Smith was back in action following a year-long ball for his role in the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australia during their tour of South Africa in 2018.

The much anticipated matched is scheduled to begin at 2:30 PM PST.

 Squads

Australia: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Pat Cummins, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Nathan Lyon

Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman