Player scuffle embarrasses Pakistan
Bowlers Gul and Aamer reportedly fined for fighting after second Test
Karachi: Controversy seems to have struck Pakistan cricket again following sensational reports that pacers Umar Gul and Mohammad Aamer got engaged in a scuffle after the second Test against New Zealand ended in Wellington on Sunday.
According to TV reports, the Pakistan team management found both Gul and Aamer guilty of breaching the code of conduct and opted to slap heavy fines on the two players.
However, team manager Abdul Raqib told Geo Super from Wellington yesterday that the reports were untrue saying the atmosphere in his dressing room was completely cordial.
Earlier, reports claimed that Gul and Aamer had a fight soon after Pakistan beat New Zealand by 141 runs in second Test to square the series. The reports, however, did not give details of the scuffle.
It was claimed that both the players were fined Rs200,000 (Dh8,800) each by the team management.
The reports have added fuel to speculations that there are rifts within the Pakistan team.
Before the tour of New Zealand, Pakistan regular captain Younis Khan pulled out of the series against New Zealand saying that he had lost the support of his own players. Currently, senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf is leading Pakistan against the Kiwis.
Pakistan lost the first Test in Dunedin but bounced back with a series-equalling win in Wellington.
