After Pakistan team was ruled to be three overs short of its target at the end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration, its captain Misbah ul Haq has been suspended from leading his team in the first test match against the hosts Sril Lanka at Galle.
Pakistan's vice captain Muhammad Hafeez will now lead the Pakistan squad against the hosts in he first test that starts at Galle on Friday.
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| Suspended Misbah [left] - vice captain Hafeez [right] |
The ICC observed that this was a “serious over-rate offence” in limited-over cricket.
It may be recalled that Pakistan lost the five ODI series against Sri Lanka by 3-1, afer a sensational and last minute win by Sri Lanka Monday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
