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Shafqatullah fined for showing dissent
Faisalabad’s Shafqatullah was fined 20 per cent of his match-fee for breaching the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel during his side’s City Cricket Association Tournament 2021-22 match against Mianwali at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Sunday.
Shafqatullah had violated Clause 2.2 of the PCB Code of Conduct (Level 1), which reads as: “Abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground, equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match.”
Shafqatullah pleaded guilty to the charge and accepted the sanction proposed by on-field umpires Rana Arshad and Farooq Bajwa.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), formerly the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan, is the governing body for cricket in Pakistan. It oversees and organizes all tours and matches for the Pakistan national cricket team. A member of the International Cricket Council since 1952, the PCB represents Pakistan’s men’s and women’s teams in international cricket tournaments.
