The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board for the videotapes of South African all-rounder Andrew Hall and Yousuf Youhana’s verbal clash during their second one-day international on Sunday.
”They [the ICC] have asked us to send the videotapes of that particular incident,” Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Ramiz Raja told reporters on Tuesday.
Hall hit Youhana on his follow-through with his elbow as the batsman tried to complete a run. Both players exchanged some hot words before umpires Darrell Hair of Australia and Nadeem Ghauri from Pakistan called up captain Graeme Smith and had a word with him.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, who was standing at the other end when the incident occurred, did not intervene and stayed at his end as Youhana and Hall argued at the non-striker’s end.
Inzamam said after the match that the Pakistan team management was not going to lodge any official complaint to ICC match referee Clive Lloyd.
”We want to play a good series against South Africa. We do not want to get involved in any controversy. It’s a team decision not to lodge any complaint and the chapter is closed,” Inzamam had said.
Under the ICC’s code of conduct, ICC CEO Malcolm Speed has five days from the close of play on the day of an incident to lay a charge against a player or official.
This period was increased from just 24 hours in June this year following an incident in the West Indies between Ramnaresh Sarwan and Glenn McGrath that was not reported by the match officials and was not brought to the ICC’s attention until after this time had expired.
Last month, Pakistan player Rashid Latif was banned for five one-day internationals after Bangladesh lodged a complaint to match referee Mike Procter that the wicketkeeper took a false catch during the third test in Multan. — Sapa-AP