Pakistan cricketer Salman Ali Agha has been embroiled in controversy after a run-out incident during the second One-Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh. The incident occurred when Agha was attempting to throw the ball back to the wicket-keeper, but Bangladesh captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz, in a moment of sportsmanship, forgot about the rules and picked up the ball.
The umpire ruled the run-out as legitimate, and Agha’s frustration boiled over as he walked back to the pavilion. Bangladesh wicket-keeper Litton Das also appeared unhappy with the decision, but eventually, the players and umpires managed to calm Agha down.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially reprimanded Agha for violating the code of conduct level 1 and has awarded him one demerit point. According to the PCB, Agha’s left shoulder was dislocated while fielding in the second ODI against Bangladesh.
The PCB has decided to take legal action against Zimbabwean cricketer Blessing Muzarabani for violating the terms of his contract. The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has also announced that West Indies’ Gudakesh Motie and Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani have withdrawn from the league.
In other news, Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed has been signed by the Indian franchise SunRisers Hyderabad for a whopping £1.9 million in the Hundred League. US President Donald Trump has expressed his skepticism about Iran’s national football team participating in the upcoming World Cup in the United States.
In a statement on social media, Trump said that he hoped other countries, including China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, would send their warships to the region. The ICC has also reprimanded Pakistani batsman Salman Ali Agha for violating the code of conduct level 1 and has awarded him one demerit point.
In a related development, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that the government will impose a 5-30% cut in salaries of employees working in state-owned and government-sponsored autonomous organizations as part of a cost-cutting measure. The government plans to use the savings to provide relief to the public.
Meanwhile, the Iran’s security agencies have confirmed that operations under the “Ghadab al-Haq” operation will continue until the objectives are achieved.
