Karachi: Pakistan players Wahab Riaz and Ahmed Shehzad have been fined heavily and given a warning by the Cricket Board for a heated on-field altercation during a PSL match in the UAE.
The incident happened in the fifth over of the match between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi when the two Pakistani players pushed each other and exchanged harsh words.
Earlier in the match, Shehzad had Riaz for a big six. The left-arm pacer did not seem too impressed by it and reacted rather angrily during the celebration.
My god this is hugeee! Ahmed Shehzad welcomes Wahab Riaz with a scintillating sixer!
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Revenge is sweet isnt it? Both the players loosing their cool as well in the heat of the moment!
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While Shehzad was fined 30 per cent of his match fee, Riaz was penalised 40 per cent of his game earnings by match referee Roshan Mahanama.
Wahab Riaz & Ahmed Shehzad fined 40% & 30% of their match fees respectively by the match referee for altercation between the two players
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"The players have been asked to behave as such incidents hampers the image of Pakistan cricket as millions are watching the PSL around the globe," a PCB official said.
"Physical contact is a serious offence and we don't take it lightly, this time the players have just been cautioned privately since they were fined by the match referee," the official added.
While Wahab has been named in the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup and ICC World Twenty20, the national selectors have sidelined Shehzad for not showing consistent form.
