Fabian Allen robbed: West Indies international cricketer Fabian Allen has recently become the victim of a shocking incident of robbery at gunpoint in Johannesburg.
Personal belongings including phone and bag snatched at gunpoint:-
The 28-year-old Jamaican all-rounder, who is currently playing for the Paarl Royals franchise in the SA20 league, was targeted outside the team hotel, leaving the cricketer shaken. Gun-armed attackers stopped Allen near the famous Sandton Sun Hotel and forcibly took away his personal belongings, including his phone and bag. The incident has raised concerns over the safety of players participating in the SA20.
Many sources related to SA20 League and Cricket West Indies confirmed this:-
Multiple sources associated with the Paarl Royals team, the SA20 League and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have confirmed the incident. A CWI source acknowledged the situation and assured that Allen was unharmed. Additionally, a representative of the West Indies board expressed relief after making contact with the player.
A top CWI official told Cricbuzz, “Our head coach Andre Collie, who is also a Jamaican, contacted Fabian. The contact successfully established through Obed McCoy (another West Indies player). He Are fine.”
Second incident of security related incident in recent days:-
SA20 league: The incident is the second security incident involving SA20 players in recent days. This is the second season the league has reached the playoff stage. Paarl Royals will play the Eliminator on February 7 after Qualifier 1 in the night. The final will ‘e played on 10 February. This incident that happened with the player shocked everyone, because often such an incident does not happen with any player. No one would even think of doing this around the team hotel. However, it is common for players to have something stolen from their kit bags.
