{"id":149327,"date":"2026-03-31T00:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=149327"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:46:59","slug":"psl-2026-lahore-qalandars-fines-shaheen-afridi-for-breaching-hotel-security-protocol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=149327","title":{"rendered":"PSL 2026: Lahore Qalandars fines Shaheen Afridi for breaching hotel security protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70805761\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was fined USD 3,500 by Lahore Qalandars for breaching security protocol at the team hotel during the Pakistan Super League.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the Pakistan Cricket Board, Punjab police accused Lahore captain Afridi and teammate Sikandar Raza of disregarding directives and forcefully escorting four visitors to Raza\u2019s room despite resistance from on-duty security personnel on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the interest of maintaining discipline and demonstrating accountability, the franchise has taken a voluntary and proactive step by imposing a fine of rupees 1 million (USD 3,500) on Shaheen Shah Afridi for his involvement,\u201d Lahore said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The franchise didn\u2019t elaborate on Raza\u2019s part in the incident.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/naseem-shah-fined-for-comments-on-maryam-nawaz-psl-2026-pakistan-news\/article70804347.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PCB fines bowler Naseem Shah $72,000 for criticising politician\u2019s presence at PSL<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>But Raza, the Zimbabwe allrounder who was born in Pakistan, said on Sunday he had always met with family members and friends in the team hotel during the last four PSLs, and he wasn\u2019t aware of the security protocols for this season, which bar players from such hotel meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Raza said he took four friends to his room in order to choose the cricket bats which they brought with them.<\/p>\n<p>Lahore, which has won three of the last four PSL titles, said there was a misunderstanding rather than \u201cany deliberate attempt to violate\u201d established security protocols.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe organisation (Lahore) emphasised that the matter was unnecessarily escalated, affecting the league\u2019s image at both domestic and international levels,\u201d Lahore said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Mar 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/shaheen-shah-afridi-fined-lahore-qalandars-psl-rules-breaching-hotel-security-protocol-cricket-sikandar-raza-news\/article70805761.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was fined USD 3,500 by Lahore Qalandars for breaching security protocol at the team hotel during the Pakistan Super League. 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