Throwing gloves-helmet in anger proved costly, Salman Ali Aga punished by ICC

Pakistan batsman Salman Ali Agha was recently in the news for his runouts. His wicket came into controversy in the second match of the ongoing ODI series between Pakistan and Bangladesh national cricket team. After being given runout, Salman looked very angry and threw gloves and helmet on the field. Now he has been punished by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for this behaviour.

Why was there controversy regarding runout?

The second ODI match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was played in Mirpur. In the 39th over of Pakistan’s innings, Mohammad Rizwan played a shot on the ball of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, which went towards the bowler. Miraj first stopped the ball with his foot, at that time Salman Ali Aga was standing in the middle of the pitch and the ball went near his feet. After this Miraj picked up the ball and hit it straight on the stumps. The decision went to the third umpire, who declared Salman Ali Aga run out. After being given out, Salman looked very angry and he also had an argument with Litton Das. In anger, he threw his gloves on the field and also threw his helmet while returning to the pavilion.

ICC took strict action

Match referee Niamur Rashid took strict action against Salman Ali Aga for misbehaving with cricket equipment. He sent a report of this incident to ICC. Salman Ali Aga has been reprimanded for a Level 1 (Article 2.2) breach of the ICC Code of Conduct and one demerit point has been added to his account. If another demerit point is added to him in future, he may have to face a ban of one match.

Pakistan registered victory in the match

In the second ODI played in Mirpur, Pakistan team was all out after scoring 274 runs. Later, due to rain, the match was reduced to 32 overs and the target for Bangladesh was reduced to 243 runs under DLS rules. However, Bangladesh team was limited to 114 runs while chasing the target. Pakistan won the match by 128 runs and leveled the series at 1-1.