Times of Islamabad

Two Pakistani cricketers fined by Pakistan Cricket Board

Two Pakistani cricketers fined by Pakistan Cricket Board

ISLAMABAD – Central Punjab under 19 cricketers Zain Bin Farooq and AbuHuraira have been fined 50 percent of their match fees for level 2 offencesrelating to conduct that brings the game into disrepute during their team’sNational U19 three-day match against Northern at Rana Naveed CricketAcademy, Sheikhupura, last Wednesday.

In a related incident, both the players were charged by on-field umpiresQaiser Khan and Waqar Ahmed for violation of clause 2.21 of the PCB Code ofConduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, said a Pakistan CricketBoard press release on Sunday.

The umpires overheard the two players involved in an inappropriateconversation that mounted to bringing the game into disrepute.

Both pleaded guilty to the charge and accepted the sanctions imposed bymatch referee Inamullah.