Pakistan’s Naseem Shah (left) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of New Zealand’s Will Younger throughout ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match at Nationwide Stadium Karachi on February 19, 2025. — Reuters
In keeping with the board’s directives, the PCB issued a strict advisory to centrally contracted gamers relating to their contractual obligations, significantly their conduct on social media.
The transfer follows heightened scrutiny after the PCB imposed a Rs20 million effective on nationwide quick bowler Naseem Shah. The 23-year-old pacer was penalised for a tweet relating to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
Sources aware of the event mentioned that gamers have been directed to strictly adhere to clauses outlined of their central contracts, together with the board’s social media coverage.
Moreover, gamers’ managers have additionally been reminded of the related social media pointers. “Political posts will not be tolerated under any circumstances,” the sources added, citing the PCB’s warning.
Moreover, the gamers’ managers have additionally been reminded of the related social media pointers. “Political posts will not be tolerated under any circumstances,” the sources added whereas quoting the PCB’s warning.
They added that any participant discovered posting controversial content material may face a effective of a minimum of Rs10 million.
The controversy stemmed from the opening ceremony of the continued Pakistan Tremendous League season at Gaddafi Stadium final week, the place the Punjab chief minister attended as chief visitor.
In the course of the occasion, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi welcomed Maryam and launched her to the franchise house owners collaborating within the event.
She prolonged her greatest needs to all competing groups and was additionally launched to gamers from each side forward of the curtain-raiser.
Shortly afterwards, a put up showing from Naseem’s X account drew vital consideration. The put up was a quote-retweet of a PCB media put up exhibiting Chairman Naqvi greeting the chief minister.
His remark rapidly sparked widespread engagement throughout social media, producing debate and combined reactions amongst followers and the cricketing neighborhood.
Addressing the controversy, the right-arm pacer sought to reassure followers that the put up was not intentional, explaining that his account had been hacked.
“This account of Naseem was recently hacked but has now been recovered successfully,” he wrote, clarifying that the difficulty was the results of a safety breach moderately than a deliberate put up.
