PSL 2020: PCB says Quetta Gladiators did not file complaint against Peshawar Zalmi

The Pakistan Cricket Board )PCB) on Monday confirmed that the Quetta Gladiators did not file any ball tampering complaint against the Peshawar Zalmi after reports claimed that the Gladiators had accused Wahab Riaz of ball tampering.

Reports claimed that on Saturday after the encounter between the two sides, the Gladiators approached match referee to complain against Riaz, accusing him of tampering the ball. Zalmi ended up winning the match in which Riaz picked up two important wickets.

According to Article 3.2, clause 3.2.2 of PSL Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, an official complaint has to be filed by the team manager and submitted to the match referee within 48 hours from the end of the match.

Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmad had said he had written about the ball tampering allegations in his report.match referee Roshan Mahanama did not receive an official complaint from Quetta Gladiators.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said, “We are aware that a statement on changing the condition of the ball has been made without providing any concrete evidence or lodging a formal complaint through the correctly stated procedure.”

“In this case, this should have been submitted to the match referee by 6pm on Monday, 24 February. Such irresponsible statements without formal follow-up will only affect the integrity of the event and cast doubts on international cricketers, and, as such, I request the players to use caution and show responsibility,” Khan added.

The chief executive added, “We have an excellent panel of umpires who, as per the playing conditions, are carrying out due diligence during matches. If they will spot any artificial or unnatural interference with the ball, they will act as per the Code.”