Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan urged fans to avoid a repeat of the ugly scenes that marred Pakistan and Afghanistan's clash in Sharjah in 2022 , saying that cricket brought "people and nations together". Sharjah will host the opening game of the tri-series between the two sides.

The end of the see-sawing game, which Pakistan won by one wicket in the final over, was followed by clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan supporters in the stands, leading to the PCB writing to the ICC in protest, with then-PCB chairman Ramiz Raja calling it "hooliganism". Several Afghanistan fans were detained by the Sharjah police following the incident. However, no arrests were made.

Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have politically soured further since. But this time around, there is he

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