The International Cricket Council (ICC) has warned Salman Ali Agha for violating the ICC Code of Conduct during the Sylhet Test match against the Bangladesh national cricket team, according to the reports today.
According to the reports, Salman Ali Agha was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct.
The ICC has issued him a warning and added one demerit point to his record. This was his second demerit point of the year.
Cricketer Salman Ali Agha admitted his mistake before the ICC match referee, Jeff Crowe.
Reports said that the incident happened after Salman Ali Agha got out and angrily hit an advertising board near the boundary line.
Meanwhile, reports also suggest that cricketer Shan Masood may step down as captain of Pakistan’s Test team after the series defeat against Bangladesh.
Sources said that Shan Masood is facing strong criticism over the team’s performance.
He became Pakistan’s Test captain in December 2023. Under his leadership, Pakistan played 16 Test matches. The team has only four matches and has lost 12.
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the second Test as well and won the two match Test series 2-0.
Salman Ali Agha faces ICC penalty
Before this, Salman Ali Agha had faced another ICC penalty for Code of Conduct violation.
Agha was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. It relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match”, said ICC.
In the 39th over of Pakistan’s innings, when Bangladesh skipper Miraz bowled a flatter delivery, which Mohammad Rizwan nudged back.
The ball spun and came towards Salman Ali Agha at the non striker’s end. He tried to move away, but the ball was stopped by Mehidy Hasan Miraz using his foot.
When the ball stopped, Agha bent down to return it. But Miraz quickly picked it up and broke the stumps. Agha was run out.
The action upset Pakistan’s T20I captain, who showed his anger by throwing his gloves and helmet while going back to the pavilion.
Later, Salman Ali Agha accepted the offence and agreed to the penalty, so no formal hearing was needed.
