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Waqar Younis suspended for ball tampering

Waqar Younis was fined 50 per cent of his match fees and suspended for one one-day international match for altering the condition of the ball. The incident took place during the game against South Africa in the singer Triangular Series on July 8th.

Television replays clearly caught the Pakistani fast bowler playing with the ball. While the commentators dismissed the incident when it happened, Match Referee John Reid took it very seriously and, after a long meeting, he passed out the sentence. Also fined 30 per cent of his fees was Azhar Mahmmod, who abetted the act. Pakistani skipper Moin Khan was "severely reprimanded" for allowing it to happen.

In a television interview during the interval between innings in the Pakistan-Sri Lanka game today - a game in which Younis didn't play - John Reid said that he couldn't comment on the situation any further than providing information about the result.