LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday imposed a fine of Rs.500, 000/- on former wicketkeeper Zulqarnin Haider.The former wicketkeeper appeared before the PCB’s Disciplinary Committee and admitted his mistake.
The committee slapped Haider with the fine of Rs.500, 000 and decided to keep him under observation for a period of one year.
Committee’s head Sultan Rana said that a lenient penalty has been imposed on Haider due to illness of his father.
Realizing his mistake, the wicketkeeper accepted the penalty and promised to avoid such actions in the future.
Later, speaking to media men, he said that he had realized his mistake and was ready to resume his cricketing career.
It may be mentioned here that Haider ran away from the team’s hotel ahead of last one-day international against South Africa in Dubai. He claimed that he was threatened by bookies, who wanted him to fix the match.
