{"id":305871,"date":"2025-10-08T13:22:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=305871"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:28:46","slug":"pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan skipper&#8217;s insecticide-spray video from CWC match vs India viral with bizarre claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A video of the Pakistan women\u2019s cricket team members spraying something into the air is being circulated on social media with varied claims. Some users allege that Pakistan cricketers sprayed air fresheners before the Indian team took to the field. Others claim that it was intended to mock the Indian players, implying that they stink. Some went to suggest that Pakistan cricketers had sprayed some intoxicant or sedative used to make Indian cricketers feel dizzy on the ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The video is from the ICC women&#8217;s cricket World Cup (CWC) match held on October 5, 2025, between Indian and Pakistan at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where India defeated Pakistan by 88 runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An X account, Jeff Epstein (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffreyxEpstein\/status\/1974880338599202890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JeffreyxEpstein<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), shared the video claiming that the Pakistani players were spraying air fresheners before the Indian players entered the field. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/GPvft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pakistani Players used an air freshener spray before INDIANS stepped on the ground \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q0qboWhc2A\">pic.twitter.com\/q0qboWhc2A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Epstein (@JeffreyxEpstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffreyxEpstein\/status\/1974880338599202890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The account is a parody account named after American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The post has garnered around 570,200 views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another X-handle, Jayroo (@jayroo69), shared the purported video clip and called the Pakistan women\u2019s cricket team \u2018savage\u2019 for mocking the Indian players. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/gYez7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The savage Pakistani Women&#8217;s Cricket team spraying air freshener before their Indian opponents come out \ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iimTaCxcLr\">pic.twitter.com\/iimTaCxcLr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jayroo (@jayroo69) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayroo69\/status\/1975016650845126669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another X user, Aditya (@<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wxtreme10<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), shared the video clip and accused Pakistan\u2019s women cricketers of spraying \u2018drugs\u2019 to make the Indian cricketers feel dizzy during the match. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vyH2N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-305891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-13.png 535w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-13-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The post has received approximately 400,000 views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several social media users have echoed similar claims as mentioned above. Some of these can be seen in the gallery below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-305871 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-35\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image.png 481w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-2-30\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-2.png 485w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-2-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-3-27\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-3.png 479w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-3-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-4-26\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-4.png 475w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-4-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-5-25\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-5-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-5-1.png 486w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-5-1-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-6-23\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-6-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-6-1.png 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-6-1-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-7-16\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-7.png 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-7-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-8-15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-8.png 477w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-8-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-8-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-11-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-11.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-11.png 482w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-11-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/pasted-image-12-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-12.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-12.png 488w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Pasted-image-12-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A simple keyword search led us to multiple news reports that stated that swarms of insects had invaded the field during the match, halting the game briefly. Reports said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistan women\u2019s cricket team captain Fatima Sana had been seen waging a \u201clone battle\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cricket\/pakistan-halt-india-womens-world-cup-tie-fatima-sana-battles-bugs-with-spray-commentators-laugh-off-pest-control-act-101759664977722.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against the bugs<\/a> with spray with the intention of pest control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/story\/bugs-halt-play-between-india-and-pakistan-in-colombo-1505752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPNCricinfo<\/a>, the insects were likely a variety of winged termites that are attracted to the stadium floodlights. The bugs reportedly began to appear roughly 20 overs into the Indian innings. All the players on the field were affected by the bugs. Pakistan bowler Nashra Sandhu was most affected as a bug entered her eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-305946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-08-120428-1024x895.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-08-120428-1024x895.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-08-120428-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-08-120428-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-08-120428-1536x1342.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-08-120428.jpg 1562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About five balls into the 28th over, Sandhu and Fatima Sana called for what appeared to be a bug repellent spray and sprayed it on their clothes and creases. During this time, Sana sprayed it, directing it to the swarms of bugs near them. But it wasn\u2019t of much help. After 34 overs, the game was halted, and the entire play area was fumigated with anti-insect smoke. And the game resumed thereafter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We looked at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/series\/icc-women-s-world-cup-2025-26-1478193\/photo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPNCricinfo website<\/a> and found several photographs from the game that clearly captured the swarm of insects and the process of fumigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-305871 gallery-columns-7 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/attachment\/407311\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407311.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-305907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407311.png 480w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407311-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-305907'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: ESPNCricinfo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/attachment\/407304\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407304.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-305902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407304.png 480w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407304-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-305902'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: ESPNCricinfo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/attachment\/407306\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407306.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-305903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407306.png 480w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407306-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-305903'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: ESPNCricinfo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/attachment\/407307\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407307.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-305904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407307.png 480w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407307-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-305904'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: ESPNCricinfo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/attachment\/407308\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407308.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-305905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407308.png 480w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407308-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-305905'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto: ESPNCricinfo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pakistan-skippers-insecticide-spray-video-from-cwc-match-vs-india-viral-with-bizarre-claims\/attachment\/407312\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/407312.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-305908\" 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