Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020: Sarfaraz Ahmed fined for making inappropriate remarks
Former Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has been fined for breaking the Code of Conduct of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the 2020 edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He was fined 35 percent of the match fees for making inappropriate remarks during Sindh’s match against Northern (Pakistan) at United Bank Limited Sports Complex in Karachi.
During the second day of play on Saturday 7 November, Sarfaraz was making repeated comments, which were thought to be random. He was reportedly not happy with the umpiring decision. After being fined, 33-year-old Sarfaraz pleaded guilty and accepted the restrictions imposed by match referee Mohammad Anees.
Big shock for Sarfaraz Ahmed
The PCB said in an official statement that Sarfaraz was reported by on-field umpires Faisal Afridi and Saqib Khan for violating the PCB Code of Conduct 2.21 of players and player support personnel.
Sarfaraz has not performed well either from the cricketing point of view. Sindh was dismissed for 217 runs in 57.3 overs in the first innings, but Sarfraz got the Golden Duck, leaving Waqas Ahmed out. He has been impressive behind the stumps, although some have been quicker catches and affect stumping.
After the third day’s play ended, Sindh required 346 runs to win seven wickets in hand. Sarfaraz has yet to bat with his team, to a lesser extent, scoring 77 runs at the loss of three wickets. Saud Shakeel is currently in the middle, batting at 46 and with him is Ashik Ali, who wants to open his account after 11 balls.
As far as Sarfaraz is concerned, he did not get a place in the Pakistan team for the ODI and T20 series against Zimbabwe. He made his comeback during the T20I series England Where he played only solitary games.
In another incident, apart from Sarfaraz’s accident, central Punjab batsman Usman Salauddin was fined 20 percent of the match fees during the match against Balochistan at the National Stadium in Karachi. In the 26th over of the Central Punjab innings, the batsman showed his bat to the umpire, which was considered an attempt to confuse the umpires for the LBW decision.
