The complaint, sent via email on Wednesday, has already been acknowledged by the ICC.
Should Rauf and Farhan deny the charges in writing, a formal ICC hearing may follow, with match referee Richie Richardson likely to preside.
Farhan’s animated celebration after reaching his fifty and Rauf’s gesture toward a section of fans near the boundary are the focal points of the BCCI’s protest, both of which went viral on social media.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also filed its own complaint to the ICC against India captain Suryakumar Yadav, who dedicated his team’s earlier victory over Pakistan on September 14 to the families of victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, an act that has stirred fresh cross-border tensions.
