Sports news: West Indies all-rounder player becomes victim of robbery

West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen recently became a victim of robbery in Johannesburg. According to media reports, armed robbers robbed him at gunpoint and snatched his phone and bag. The 28-year-old Jamaican player, who is currently playing in the ongoing T20 league in South Africa, was targeted outside the team hotel.

Cricketer narrowly missed
According to reports, the incident with Fabian, who is part of the Paarl Royals franchise in the SA20 league, happened outside the Sandton Sun Hotel. The robbers stopped them and forcibly took away their personal belongings. This incident has raised questions over the safety of players playing in the South African T20 League. However, the all-rounder was not physically harmed during the incident. He is completely safe. At the same time, sources related to South African T20 League and Cricket West Indies have also confirmed this incident.

Referring to the incident on a cricket website, a top Cricket West Indies official told a cricket website that head coach Andre Colli has contacted Fabian Allen. “Our head coach Andre Collie, who is also a Jamaican, contacted Fabian. Contact was successfully established through Obed McCoy (another West Indies player). He is fine,” the official said.