Pakistan’s Babar Azam performs shot throughout throughout third one-day worldwide (ODI) in opposition to Sri Lanka on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on November 14, 2025. — PCB
Pakistan’s star batter and former captain Babar Azam has been fined 10% of his match price by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching its Code of Conduct.
In keeping with the ICC, Babar was discovered to have violated Article 2.2 of the ICC Code, which covers the “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment, or fixtures and fittings during an International Match.”
A demerit level has additionally been added to his disciplinary file, making it a primary offence for Babar in a 24-month interval. The incident occurred within the twenty first over of Pakistan’s innings when the right-hander hit the stumps together with his bat earlier than leaving the crease following his dismissal.
Within the match, Babar made 34 off 52 deliveries earlier than being eliminated by Jeffrey Vandersay.
The cost was upheld by on-field umpires Alex Wharf and Rashid Riaz, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, and fourth umpire Faisal Afridi, with Ali Naqvi from the Emirates ICC Worldwide Panel of Match Referees recommending the sanction.
Babar admitted the offence and accepted the penalty, eliminating the necessity for a proper listening to. Underneath ICC guidelines, Stage 1 breaches carry a minimal sanction of an official reprimand, a most effective of fifty% of a match price, and one or two demerit factors.
Regardless of Babar’s dismissal, Pakistan accomplished a sequence sweep over Sri Lanka, with a six-wicket victory within the closing ODI on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
