By our correspondent
KARACHI: Two players of Quetta Gladiators, Abrar Ahmed and Saud Shakeel have been fined 5% of their match fees for breaching Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) code of conduct in the match against Islamabad United on Friday. As per the press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), spinner Abrar was fined for violating Article 2.4 of the PSL code of conduct which talks about consequences of not following an umpire’s instruction.
In the 19th over against United, Abrar rolled the ball along the ground contrary to umpires’ instructions in this regard. Whereas, opening batsman Saud violated Article 2.5 of the PSL rules which prevents from using provocative language or actions against a batter upon his dismissal.
The Gladiators player said something to Salman Agha that could have provoked him in the 12th over, when the United player was ousted. “Both players pleaded guilty to the charges and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Mohammad Javed. “The charges were imposed by on-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Chris Gaffaney,” read the press release.
