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ICC sprinkles salt on Pakistan’s ‘wounds’! After the shameful defeat from Bangladesh, this batsman was severely reprimanded, also sentenced
Samira Vishwas | May 21, 2026 12:24 AM CST

ICC Reprimands Salman Ali Agha: pakistan batsman salman ali aga The ICC has officially reprimanded for breaking the code of conduct during the second test match against Bangladesh. This incident happened during Pakistan’s second innings in the Sylhet Test, when Salman Aga was returning to the pavilion after getting out. During this time he angrily hit the advertisement board with his bat.

The ICC agreed that Salman had violated Article 2.2, which deals with causing damage to cricket equipment or grounds to cricket during an international match. Due to this, he was given an official reprimand and one demerit point was also added to his disciplinary record.

ICC sentenced Agha for the second time in 24 months

This is his second ICC offense in the last 24 months, taking his total demerit points to two. Salman accepted the punishment given by match referee Jeff Crowe, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

Umpires lodged complaint

The allegations against Salman were made by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Allahuddin Paleker. Apart from these, third umpire Kumar Dharmasena and fourth umpire Masudur Rahman Mukul were also included in the report. ICC Level-1 offenses can result in a warning, fine or demerit points.

Bangladesh created history against Pakistan

Talking about the match, Pakistan had to face a shameful defeat against Bangladesh. Bangladesh made a clean sweep of Pakistan 2-0 by winning the Sylhet Test by 78 runs. This is in test cricket Bangladesh’s second consecutive series win over Pakistan Is. Spinner Taijul Islam changed the course of the match by taking 6 wickets in the second innings.

Pakistan had a target of 437 runs to win, but the entire team was limited to 328 runs. However, despite the defeat, Salman Aga remained among the better batsmen of Pakistan. He scored 71 runs in the second innings and made an important partnership with Mohammad Rizwan.

At what number is Pakistan in the WTC points table?

After this defeat, Pakistan team has reached eighth place in the points table of ICC World Test Championship. In the current cycle, the team has achieved only one win in four matches.


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