Overview
- Match referee Richie Richardson delivered the verdict after a September 25 hearing in Dubai, rejecting Suryakumar Yadav’s not guilty plea.
- The penalty covers comments made after the September 14 group game against Pakistan, where Yadav dedicated the win to Pahalgam attack victims and the Indian Armed Forces.
- The BCCI has lodged an appeal against the ruling, leaving the disciplinary process ongoing as the Asia Cup progresses.
- Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf was fined 30 percent of his match fee for provocative on-field gestures during the September 21 Super Four match.
- Opener Sahibzada Farhan received a formal warning for his gun-fire celebration, while tensions over conduct and skipped handshakes have drawn ICC scrutiny of political messaging.