The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf 30 per cent of his match fees for his proactive gestures during the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match against India.
Rauf made a controversial ‘6-0’ gesture towards Indian fans and also mimicked a plane falling from the air. BCCI complained to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the gesture and the decision was taken after an official hearing which was presided by match referee Richie Richardson.
Meanwhile Sahibzada Farhan was let off with a warning for his ‘gunshot’ celebration during the Super 4s clash.
“Match referee Richie Richardson had completed his hearing on Friday afternoon at the team hotel. Haris Rauf has been fined 30 percent of his match fees for aggressive behaviour and Farhan has been let off with a warning,” said a tournament source.
Earlier, both Haris Rauf and Farhan pleaded not guilty during the ICC hearing. Both the players appeared before Richie Richardson in person even though the responses given to the ICC were in writing.
They were accompanied by team manager Naveed Akram Cheema. According to tournament sources, Farhan claimed that his ‘gunshot celebration’ was a ‘traditional way of celebrating in his ethnic Pakhtun tribe’ in Pakistan.
Farhan also reportedly mentioned that Virat Kohli has celebrated in a similar way. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had also filed a complaint against India skipper Suryakumar Yadav after he dedicated the win in the group stage to the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.
In the seperate hearing conducted on Thursday, the ICC reprimanded India skipper Suryakumar Yadav who had expressed solidarity with the Pahalgam terror victims and the Indian Army after the September 14 league fixture.
Reports said the Suryakumar Yadav has been told to refrain from making political statements in his official press conference in the future.
The IND-PAK rivalry has been the most fiercest in sport, which has further flared up in the ongoing edition of the tournament. The two sides has met twice on this season and is set to meet in the finals on September 21 at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
