In a bizarre move, Pakistani leg-spinner Yasir Shah has earned the wrath of his country’s cricket board for lip syncing to a Bollywood number with an unknown female in a popular video service Tik Tok.
The Pakistan Cricket Board is set to introduce a series of ‘Code of Conducts’ after Yasir’s apparent transgression along with Umar Akmal’s night out in Dubai during the recent series against Australia, which the team lost 0-5.
Yasir is believed to have told PCB that he was in a mall in Dubai, when a female fan had literally “begged and insisted on taking the video for Tik Tok”.
The video went viral and earned the wrath of fans although PCB hasn’t specified whether it was lip syncing to an Indian song is being seen as an act of indiscipline.
A PCB official said that the board had reprimanded Yasir over his careless attitude while touring with the Pakistan team and warned him to be careful with his behaviour in future.
“The PCB is worried that some of the players don’t realize the ramifications of misusing the social media be it Twitter, Whatsapp, Facebook or any other network and Yasir was reminded how his carelessness can be used by anyone to bring a bad name to him,” the official said, without specifying what exactly is Yasir’s fault.
Pakistan’s head coach Mickey Arthur told the media in Lahore that Yasir had realised his mistake and felt bad himself over the video being uploaded by the female fan of Indian origin.
PCB over the past three decades have tried to discipline their players on various counts but have failed miserably as leading stars have been involved in infighting, fixing and various acts of transgressions.
Their latest move comes ahead of the World Cup, after a 0-5 hammering at the hands of Australia.
A PCB official Board said that restrictions on use of social media by the players in the World Cup are being included in the conduct code for players.
“Under the new code of conduct, players will have to strictly follow certain rules, regulations and restrictions as no breach of any clause will be tolerated by the board,” he said.
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