Pakistan batsman Asif Ali and Afghanistan pacer Farid Ahmed have both been fined 25 per cent of their match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during an Asia Cup 2022 match in Sharjah on Wednesday (September 7). Asif was found to have violated Article 2.6 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with “using obscene, offensive or abusive gestures during an international match”, while Farid was found to have violated Article 2.1. was found to have occurred. 12, which relates to “improper physical contact with a player, player support personnel, umpire, match referee or any other person (including a spectator) during an international match”.
In addition, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of players, both of whom have not committed any previous offense in a period of 24 months. The incident happened in the 19th over of Pakistan’s innings, when Farid came and made inappropriate physical contact with Asif after he was dismissed and the batsman reacted with an aggressive gesture of the bat.
Both players admitted their guilt and accepted sanctions proposed by Andy Pycroft of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Anil Chaudhary and Jayaraman Madangopal, third umpire Ghazi Sohail and fourth umpire Ravindra Vimalsari made the allegations.
Fight of Farid Ahmed and Asif Ali #AsiaCup2022 #afghanistan #PAKvAFG #War #asifali #farid pic.twitter.com/zYYR1Vub0X— Manas Kumar Gaur (@manasgaur108) September 7, 2022
During this, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) President Ramiz Raja He said he would send a letter to the ICC complaining about the fight between fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan in Sharjah after Wednesday’s explosive match.
“You don’t identify hooliganism with cricket. You don’t want such an atmosphere inside a cricket stadium. PCB will write to ICC and take up the issue as the visuals were not good. They were terrible. This is not the first time this has happened. It was a good match. Players need to control their emotions. So we will bring this issue to the notice of ICC and express our concern,” Raja said while addressing a press conference on Thursday.
He said that the incident is huge and players could also get hurt if it is not taken care of immediately. “Anything could have happened, our team could have been in danger,” he said.