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DUBAI: Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf has been banned for two matches by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for code of conduct breach during the Asia Cup 2025.
According to an ICC press release on Tuesday, the pacer earned four demerit points within 24 months due to multiple breaches of conduct due to incidents that occurred during the India-Pakistan clashes on September 14, 21, and 28.
“Following a hearing conducted by ICC Match Referee Richie Richardson, Haris Rauf (Pakistan) was again found guilty of a breach of Article 2.21. He was fined 30 per cent of his match fee and received two additional demerit points,” the press release said.
“This takes Rauf’s total to four demerit points within a 24-month period, resulting in two suspension points under the ICC’s disciplinary framework. In accordance with the Code, Rauf is therefore suspended for Pakistan’s ODI games against South Africa on 4 and 6 November 2025,” it added.
During the September 14 group-stage clash, Match Referee Richie Richardson found Rauf guilty of a breach of Article 2.21 and docked Rauf 30% of his match fee.
Rauf attracted attention while fielding near the boundary as he made gestures that depicted the action of bringing down a plane. This was interpreted as a mockery of India’s military action earlier this year.
He performed these gestures in response to Indian fans chanting “Kohli, Kohli,” referring to Virat Kohli’s famous sixes off Rauf during the 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne.
Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav was also penalized 30 percent of his fee for the same offence, while Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan received an official warning and one demerit point.
Farhan, meanwhile, came under scrutiny for his unique half-century celebration, in which he mimicked firing a machine gun with his bat. The gesture was widely criticized as provocative.
