Peshawar Zalmi's Haider Ali and Umaid Asif have been suspended from Thursday's PSL final against the Multan Sultans after they admitted to charges of violating the tournament's health and safety protocols by meeting people from outside their biosecure bubbles. They also failed to maintain the prescribed social distancing.
A release from the PCB said the incident occurred on Wednesday and the decision to withdraw the two players was taken on the morning of the final by the tournament's Covid-19 management panel comprising Barrister Salman Naseer (PCB, Chief Operating Officer) and Babar Hamid (Director - Commercial, and PSL head).
"The two cricketers were found not to have interacted with any other squad members at any time after the incident and have been placed in room isolation," the release said.
For the same reason, Ali has also been withdrawn from the upcoming tours of England and the West Indies, and replaced by Sohaib Maqsood.
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