Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan has been fined 50% of his match charges by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for breaching clothes and gear laws throughout a Nationwide T20 Cup match in Karachi. Based on a report in Pakistan’s Geo Information, Azam displayed Palestine’s flag on his bat, and the participant knowledgeable the officers that each one of his bats have the identical stickers. The incident occurred in the course of the match between Azam’s Karachi Whites and Lahore Blues on the Nationwide Stadium on Sunday.

“The younger batter was fined 50% of his match charges. The batter was earlier warned by the referee to not show the unapproved brand (Palestine’s flag) on his bat as it could be a breach of the ICC code of conduct, of which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) can be a signatory,” a supply near the board instructed Geo Information.

The report additionally claimed that Azam had used the identical sticker within the final two matches, however was not knowledgeable or warned by the officers previous to Sunday’s match.

Based on ICC’s clothes and gear regulation, “gamers shall not be allowed to show messages that carry political, non secular, or racial actions or causes.”

This comes after Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan devoted his workforce’s record-breaking victory over Sri Lanka within the Cricket World Cup 2023 to the “brothers and sisters in Gaza” amid the continuing Israel-Palestine disaster.

Whereas Rizwan’s knock earned him lots of reward, customers on social media weren’t happy together with his views concerning the disaster. The customers identified that he wants to focus on cricket and never intervene in world politics whereas some opined that Indian cricket workforce stars won’t ever make these form of statements.

“This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Pleased to contribute within the win. Credit to the entire workforce and particularly Abdullah Shafique and Hassan Ali for making it simpler. Extraordinarily grateful to the folks of Hyderabad for the superb hospitality and assist all through,” Rizwan posted on X.

The Pakistan cricket workforce is presently gearing up for a three-match Check collection in opposition to Australia.

The PCB has organised a coaching camp for the workforce in Rawalpindi, forward of the scheduled departure to Australia later this week.