While many wondered if the taunt was racist in nature, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also issued a statement regretting the "unfortunate incident".
"The PCB neither endorses nor supports any comments that have the potential to cause offence, and firmly reiterates their zero-tolerance approach towards racist comments made in whatever context," it said.
"This incident has also highlighted the importance and significance of player education and training at all levels.
"The PCB endeavours to improve their player education programmes to ensure these types of incidents do not happen again.