Pakistani players were involved in two separate incidents where they attempted to engage in an altercation with South African batters while fielding and bowling

The breach was identified under Article 2.5 of the HBL PSL Code of Conduct, which prohibits the use of language, actions, or gestures that could disparage or instigate an aggressive response from a batsman upon dismissal during a match.

The 14 March Qualifier involving table-toppers Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi will be refereed by Roshan Mahanama,  Aleem Dar and Richard Illingworth will be the on-field umpires, while Rashid Riaz and Faisal Afridi will be the third and fourth umpires, respectively.

The match officials for the Qualifier, two eliminators and final, to be held in Karachi from 14 to 18 March, will be announced in due course.

Three members of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires – Aleem Dar, Richard Illingworth and Michael Gough – will be accompanied by Ahsan Raza, Asif Yaqoob, Rashid Riaz, Faisal Khan Afridi, Martin Saggers, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Alex Wharf and Shozab Raza.

Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza have also been included in the panel of umpires for the mega event.

Pakistan Cricket Board has announced match officials for the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 which will be held in Karachi and Lahore from February 20 to March 22.

No Pakistani Test player was selected by the ICC for annual  awards in the competition of international cricketers.

The International Cricket Council has confirmed umpire and match referee appointments for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, to be played from 11-23 December, said a press release by the PCB

The International Cricket Council has confirmed umpire and match referee appointments for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, to be played from 11-23 December