Ball-tampering in PSL! Fakhar Zaman caught on camera, Afridi reacts - Watch

NEW DELHI: It seems Pakistan cricket and controversies spell manus successful hand. Now, a caller enactment has erupted - this clip implicit alleged ball-tampering by Pakistan cricketers successful the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). The incidental took spot during a PSL lucifer betwixt Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings, with Lahore Qalandars' Fakhar Zaman uncovering himself astatine the centre of the controversy.The contented surfaced erstwhile Lahore Qalandars accelerated bowler Haris Rauf was acceptable to vessel the last over, with Karachi Kings needing 14 runs for victory.Rauf was preparing to vessel erstwhile skipper Shaheen Afridi and Fakhar joined him for a little treatment to chalk retired a program for the last over.What raised eyebrows was that Fakhar appeared to beryllium caught connected camera altering the ball.On-field umpire Faisal Afridi past called for the ball, inspected it, and held a lengthy treatment with chap umpire Sharfuddoula of Bangladesh.

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After deliberation, the umpires concluded that the shot had been deliberately altered and awarded 5 punishment runs to Karachi, reducing the people to 9 runs disconnected the last six balls.The shot was besides changed.Karachi batter Khushdil Shah holed retired disconnected the archetypal transportation of the last over, but Rauf followed it up with a wide. Abbas Afridi past struck a 4 and a six to seal a four-wicket triumph for Karachi successful 19.3 overs.

“Fakhar denied the complaint leveled against him during a disciplinary proceeding led by the lucifer referee Roshan Mahanama,” the Pakistan Cricket Board said successful a statement. “Another proceeding is acceptable to instrumentality spot wrong the adjacent 48 hours aft which the lucifer referee volition stock his verdict.” If recovered guilty, the minimum punishment for a Level 3 discourtesy is simply a one-match ban.