ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad has been charged withball-tampering with an unidentifiable object during a match in Quaid-e-AzamTrophy.
The sources have confirmed that the incident took place during the firstinnings of Sindh against Central Punjab on Day 2 of the match.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday said in a statement:
Central Punjab captain Ahmed Shehzad has been charged for altering thecondition of the ball as per the non-identification process, however thedecision will be announced tomorrow.
Source further added that field umpires noticed that the ball condition wasaltered during the initial overs of Sindh’s first-inning but they failed toidentify how it happened.
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The ball was then immediately changed and both sides were made aware of thedecision taken by the on-field umpires.According to the rules, Shehzad is charged with level one offense, underclause 2.14 of PCB’s code of conduct.
Ahmed Shehzad has been summoned by the match-referee Nadeem Arshad forhearing on the decision and the punishment will then be announced.
However, sources claim that Shehzad will be fined 50% of his match-fee andmight face a possible ban.
