On Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for a breach of the Code of Conduct during the first Test against Pakistan. The incident occurred during the second innings of the opening Test match at Rawalpindi, when Shakib, already under legal scrutiny for a local murder case, threw the ball at Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan after he backed away.

Shakib Throws Ball At Mohammad Rizwan

This outburst happened on Day 5, in the 33rd over, when Rizwan unexpectedly withdrew just before Shakib was about to bowl. Frustrated by the interruption, Shakib reacted by hurling the ball directly at Rizwan, catching him off guard. The on-field umpire, Richard Kettleborough, promptly addressed Shakib about the incident.

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Shakib Al Hasan was fined 10% of his match fee and received a demerit point for violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. This penalty was imposed under Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

“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.”

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Pakistan And Bangladesh Lose WTC Points

Pakistan and Bangladesh suffered major setbacks in their World Test Championship (WTC) campaigns. Both the teams were penalized for slow over rates during the first Test.

Pakistan was found to be six overs behind the required rate, resulting in a loss of six WTC points and a fine of 30% of their match fees. Despite this penalty, they remain in eighth place in the standings with two wins and four losses from six Tests. Meanwhile, Bangladesh, which achieved a historic 10-wicket victory in Rawalpindi—its first Test win against Pakistan—lost three WTC points due to falling three overs short of the required rate. This deduction has dropped them to seventh place, just behind South Africa.