Rauf warned by match referee for slapping his teammate
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Lahore Qalandars' Haris Rauf was warned by match referee Ali Naqvi after the pacer slapped his teammate Kamran Ghulam during a league match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Monday.
According to sources, the match referee asked Haris Rauf to be cautious in the future, adding that it was not right to damage the reputation of the game with such humour on the field.
The incident took place when Kamran Ghulam dropped Hazratullah Zazai's catch in the second over of the game.
Haris Rauf had bowled a full ball, which Zazai tried to work away on the leg side. But Ghulam dropped the catch. In the same over's fifth ball, Rauf got the wicket of Mohammad Haris (6), courtesy of Fawad Ahmed's catch.
When the team gathered to celebrate the catch, Rauf slapped Ghulam, who looked a bit surprised. However, Rauf said it was a friendly matter.
Rauf finished the match with figures of 4-36 from his four overs. However, his four-wicket haul wasn't enough to avoid a defeat.
Shaheen Afridi's unbeaten cameo of 39 runs from 20 deliveries, which included a last-ball six, helped Qalandars tie the game off only to lose in the Super Over.
