Sarfaraz Ahmed docked 35% of his match fees for using inappropriate language by PCB

Ahmed used foul words while protesting against the umpire's decision.

Sarfaraz Ahmed, former Pakistani captain, has been fined 35% of his match fees by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), for using foul language in a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match.

Ahmed, captain of the Sindh First XI, was found using inappropriate language while showing his dissent against an umpiring decision. The 35-year-old keeper-batsman admitted to the level 1 offense during the match on Saturday.

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"Sarfaraz repeatedly made inappropriate comments against an umpiring decision during the day's play. He was reported by the on-field umpires Faisal Afridi and Saqib Khan for the violation of article 2.21 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel,” the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a media release.    

Apart from him, in a separate incident, Central Punjab batsman Usman Salahuddin was also fined 20 percent of his match fee for a level 1 offense relating to conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game during his side's match against Balochistan.

Salahuddin continuously showed his bat during a leg-before appeal, which was deemed as an attempt to mislead the umpires. He pleaded guilty and accepted the sanction proposed by the match referee.

(PTI inputs)