New Delhi: Naseem Shah reportedly faced a two-year ban but a last-minute decision to impose only a fine saved his career, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali said. The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday fined the 23-year-old 20 million Pakistani rupees ($72,000) for controversial social media posts criticizing the Punjab chief minister. Maryam Nawazexistence PSL The opening game comes amid an ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Maryam is the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and niece of current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.“Why is she treated like a queen in the House of Lords?” Naseem had posted in reference to Mariam before deleting the post.Basit said it was PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi who saved Naseem’s career. He claimed that Naqvi advised against imposing a ban on the pacer, who has played 20 Tests, 34 ODIs and 37 T20Is so far.“Naseem Shah is very lucky. I told you the latest news – he is banned for two years. You’re talking about the committee, that’s what he said. This is thanks to Mohsin Naqvi. He said no, don’t impose restrictions, you’ll do fine – this is his future. You can make money there, but you shouldn’t make fun of your career. He didn’t stop. [Naseem Shah is very lucky. Let me tell you the inside story — he was facing a two-year ban. The committee you are referring to had already indicated that. The credit goes to Mohsin Naqvi. He refused and said no, don’t impose a ban — just fine him. He has a future. He can pay money, but you shouldn’t play with someone’s career],” Buster said.“When he signed the central contract, all the terms were written on it. Why didn’t he read it then? Why did he send it to his manager then? It was a mistake – whether you said that to the manager or Naseem Shah. Otherwise he would have been banned for two years. 2 years very hot [When players sign a central contract, all these clauses are clearly mentioned. Why don’t they read them at that time? And why do they send their manager instead? A mistake has been made — whether you say it was by the manager or by Naseem Shah. Otherwise, there would have been a two-year ban. And two years is a long time],” the former cricketer added.Naseem was served a show-cause notice immediately after Maryam visited the Gaddafi Stadium as the chief guest for the PSL opener on March 27.The post was quickly deleted and it was claimed that the account had been hacked, but the PCB did not accept this explanation.The board said Naseem had made an unconditional apology for his actions.“The committee reviewed Naseem’s reply and after assessing all elements, determined that Naseem had violated multiple terms of his central contract and imposed a fine of PKR 2 million,” the PCB said.Naseem’s social media adviser has been sacked and blacklisted by the PCB.
