Pakistani fast bowler Hars Rauf has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for showing rude and aggressive conduct during the Asia Cup Super Fours match against India on Sunday.
Contrastingly, opener Sahibzada Farhan was issued just a warning and was not fined any money for his gun-shot celebration reaching his half-century in the same match.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) administered the reprimands after Friday's hearing, triggered by an India complaint.
"Match referee Richie Richardson had completed his hearing on Friday afternoon at the team hotel. Hars Rauf has been fined 30 percent of his match fees for aggressive behaviour and Farhan has been let off with a warning," a tournament source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Both Farhan and Rauf had entered not-guilty pleas to the charges of provocative behavior during the match against India, a PTI report said.
The issue was heard by the match referee Richie Richardson at the Pakistan team hotel, where the two players had come in person despite providing written replies. They were accompanied by team manager Naveed Akram Cheema.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, had made a formal complaint on Wednesday, alleging that Rauf and Farhan had made offending gestures. The sworn rivals will again face each other in the final match of the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday.
Rauf was criticized for taunting Indian spectators in the stands with gestures symbolizing crashing planes, while Farhan's celebration after his half-century was also offensive according to the Indian side.
