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Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for his remarks after the Asia Cup 2025 league match against Pakistan on September 14, when he dedicated the win to the Indian Armed Forces and expressed solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.
The tournament organisers said on Friday that Surya has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee. The Indian skipper also recieved a warning and was told to refrain from making comments that are interpreted as political in nature.
After the September 14 match, Pakistan had filed a complaint against Suryakumar with the ICC for making political comments.
Suryakumar, who appeared for the hearing on Thursday, pleaded not guilty to the charge. His hearing was conducted by ICC match referee Richie Richardson.
Tensions between the two sides have escalated after India refused to do a traditional handshake with Pakistani players at the coin toss and after the games as a gesture of solidarity with the Pahalgam terror attack victims.
Earlier, Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf was also fined 30 per cent of his match fees for rude and aggressive behaviour during the Super 4 match against India on September 21.
Meanwhile, Rauf's teammate Sahibzada Farhan escaped with a warning for his gun-firing celebration after the completion of his half-century in the same match played last Sunday.
"Match referee Richie Richardson had completed his hearing on Friday afternoon at the team hotel. Hars Rauf has been fined 30 percent of his match fees for aggressive behaviour and Farhan has been let off with a warning," a tournament source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Both Rauf and Farhan had pleaded not guilty during their ICC hearing for allegedly provocative actions.
After beating Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in back-to-back Super 4 matches, Pakistan have set up a blockbuster final against India on September 28, Sunday. Both teams will be facing off in a summit clash of the Asia Cup for the first time in the tournament's 41-year-old history.
