Inzamam given suspended fine

KARACHI, MARCH 15: Pakistan vice-captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was handed a 25 per cent match fee fine — suspended for six months — for criticising the Sri Lankan players.

“Inzamam-ul-Haq has also been severely reprimanded. As a penalty, he has been handed a suspended 25 per cent match fee fine applicable for six months,” match referee Brian Hastings said in a statement on Wednesday after Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the third and final Test by 222 runs.

Haq told reporters after his match-winning 138 on Tuesday that the Sri Lankan fielders sledged him throughout his innings and disturbed his concentration. “There has to be a limit and I think they crossed it,” Haq said.