- Pakistan cricket team suffered a major setback before the Champions Trophy 2025. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken a big action against the entire team and punished them for this mistake….
Pakistan cricket team has the opportunity to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Only a few days are left for its start. But, before that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has given a big blow to Pakistan. Not only this, ICC has imposed a fine and 5 points will also be deducted from the points table. Let us know in detail in this report what is the whole matter.
ICC’s Hunter takes action against Pakistan before Champions Trophy 2025
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Before the Champions Trophy 2025, the Pakistan cricket team is on a tour of South Africa. During this, a 2-match Test series was played between the two teams. Pakistan had to face a crushing defeat by 2 wickets in the first Test and by 10 wickets in the second match. Along with this, under the captaincy of Shan Masood, Pakistan bowled the overs at a slow pace. For which the International Cricket Council (ICC) has found him guilty. Due to this Pakistan had to face the ICC’s whip.
Pakistan flouted ICC rules
Pakistan did not follow the ICC rules in the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town and arbitrarily got the over rate slowed down. For which the ICC has imposed a fine of 25 percent of the match fee. Not only this, 5 points of the World Test Championship (ICC WTC) have also been deducted. This news for the Pakistan Cricket Team before the Champions Trophy 2025 is no less than a big shock.
Pakistan fined 25% of their match fees and docked 5 WTC points for maintaining slow overrate. pic.twitter.com/DGMYVOthEh
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 7, 2025
Match referee Richie Richardson gave clarification
Pakistan could not reach the final of the World Test Championship this year due to its poor performance. They made a big mistake before the next round. Let us tell you that according to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which deals with minimum over-speed offenses.
Players are fined five percent of their match fees for every over their team fails to bowl in the allotted time. On the other hand, after Pakistan was made to bowl at a slow pace, match referee Richie Richardson gave his opinion and said,
“Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the fine after Pakistan were found to have bowled five overs less than the target set when taking into account the time limit.”