Lahore Qalandars batter Fakhar Zaman has been charged with ball-tampering in Sunday’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) match against Karachi Kings, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement. The incident occurred in the final over with Karachi needing 14 runs to win. Fakhar, Lahore captain Shaheen Afridi and fast bowler Haris Rauf were involved […]
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Fakhar Zaman charged with ball-tampering in PSL match
LAHORE – Lahore Qalandars batter Fakhar Zaman has been charged with ball-tampering during Sunday’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 match against Karachi Kings, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. The incident occurred during the second innings of the match. Read More: PSL made me a Pakistan player, says Fakhar Zaman According to the PCB, Fakhar […]
Irfan Junior banned for five matches over ball tampering
SYDNEY: Pakistani fast bowler Irfan Junior has been handed a five-match suspension after being found guilty of ball tampering during a Victoria Premier League match in Australia. Umpires accused Irfan of deliberately damaging the ball during the game, prompting an investigation by Cricket Victoria. Following the inquiry, the Cricket Victoria Tribunal confirmed the charge and […]
Australia to confront past as ball-tampering bans expire today
Steve Smith and David Warner may wake with some relief on Thursday as they greet the final day of their ball-tampering bans but the anniversary of their humiliation will otherwise be a sombre milestone for Australia’s cricket fans. Much has changed since Cricket Australia slapped former captain Smith and his deputy Warner with 12-month suspensions […]
Ball tampering threatens ‘cricket’s DNA’ says ICC boss
Global cricket boss David Richardson declared that ball tampering and bad behaviour threatened “cricket’s DNA” and would not be tolerated by fans in the wake of the Australia cheating scandal. The International Cricket Council chief executive said the “public has spoken” on bad behaviour in the game as he delivered the annual MCC Spirit of […]