Controversial Afghanistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad has been ordered to pay 300,000 Afghanis (about $4,400) and return to Afghanistan after taking part in a local tournament in Peshawar, a Pakistani city near the Afghan border. The 30-year-old went to Pakistan after Afghanistan returned from Zimbabwe last month following their qualification for the 2019 World Cup, Lutfullah Stanikzai, head of media and marketing for the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), told.
Rules require players to obtain a “no objection certificate” if they want to play matches other than those approved by the ACB.
During Afghanistan’s World Cup Qualifier campaign last month, he was suspended for two matches in Zimbabwe for slamming his bat on the pitch after being dismissed in a match.
“If this is repeated again, next time he might be banned from playing cricket,” Stanikzai added.
