Lahore, March 30 The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday imposed a hefty fine of 20 million rupees on fast bowler Naseem Shah for posting sarcastic tweets, which it deemed a breach of the clauses of his central contract.
The PCB announced that the Board's disciplinary committee had found Naseem guilty of breaching clauses of his contract and behaving irresponsibly while posting tweets on his social media account.
Naseem got into trouble and was issued a show-cause notice on March 27, immediately after Punjab Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz, visited the Gaddafi Stadium as the chief guest for the opening match of the Pakistan Super League.
Minutes later, Naseem posted a tweet in which he made sarcastic comments about the Punjab Chief Minister.
The Board said that Naseem had submitted a reply to the show-cause notice and had also submitted an unconditional apology for his behavior, but the disciplinary committee found him guilty of indiscipline.
"The committee reviewed Naseem's reply, and after evaluating everything, it has been determined that Naseem has breached various clauses of his central contract, and a fine of PKR 2 crores has been imposed," the Board said.
It was noted that Naseem Shah's social media advisor had already been terminated by Naseem and shall be blacklisted by the PCB from associating with any player falling under the PCB's jurisdiction.
