LAHORE: Despite the introduction of a strong anti-corruption code by the PCB, incidents of indiscipline are still being widely reported in the ongoing domestic season. Pakistan’s discarded opener Imran Nazir was banned from playing in a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match after he misbehaved with match referee Ishtiaq Ahmed during the last-round match in Rawalpindi.
Nazir, who was leading the ZTBL team, was fined Rs 10,000 by the match referee for abusing leg-spinner Danish Kaneria but the opener was later slapped a one-match ban after he confronted the referee in the car parking arena.
Incidents of ball tampering, senior players openly abusing the younger ones, or challenging the decisions of the umpires have also been reported. Sultan Rana, head of domestic cricket operations, said that the Board had summoned reports from all the umpires and match referees about the reported incidents.
“We can only act when something is reported officially to us but because of the media reports, we have asked the umpires and referees to let us know the factual position. We definitely will not allow players to misbehave or do ball tampering,” he said.
Post the introduction of a stricter anti-corruption code for domestic cricket, two players and an official have been fined for using mobile phones in the dressing room.
