Shakib handed fine and demerit point for throwing ball towards Rizwan in 1st Test
Shakib Al Hasan was fined 10% of his match fee and a demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct in the first Test between hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh at Rawalpindi.
Shakib threw the ball at Rizwan in the 33rd over of the second innings after the latter had backed away.
Shakib was penalised in accordance with Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment such as a water bottle) at or near a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other third person in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an International Match.”
The availability of Shakib in the 2nd Test against Pakistan remains a doubt as he has been charged with a murder case in Bangladesh during the student-led anti-discrimination protests.
