Karachi: Pakistan’s T20 captain was on Sunday banned for two Twenty20 internationals after he pleaded guilty to a ball-tampering charge during the fifth and final one-dayer against Australia at Perth.

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam confirmed that match referee Ranjan Madugalle has banned Afridi for two matches after holding a hearing on the complaint by on-field umpires Asoka De Silva and Paul Reiffel immediately after the match.

“It is unfortunate what has happened because Afridi was due to lead Pakistan in the Twenty20 match next week against Australia,” Alam said from Perth.

Afridi, who was leading the side in the final ODI in place of the unfit Mohammad Yousuf, was caught on camera, on more than one occasion, chewing on one side of the ball.

Trying to change the condition of the ball through illegal means prompts strict penalties from the ICC. In 2005, Afridi was banned for twisting his spikes and trying to change condition of the pitch during a Test match in Faisalabad against England.

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