Cricket's world governing body said that Sarfraz later accepted that he had breached the ICC's anti-racism code for participantsPakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has been suspended for four matches for breaching the anti-racism code in Tuesday's second one-day international against South Africa, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday. Sarfraz's on-field taunt in Urdu was caught by stump microphones but he denied that they were aimed at South Africa all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo or anyone else in his apology on Thursday. Sarfaraz gets four-match suspension for breach of Anti-Racism Code https://t.co/CRMHWvZ6Bg via @ICC — ICC Media (@ICCMediaComms) January 27, 2019Cricket's world governing body said that Sarfraz later accepted that he had breached the ICC's anti-racism code for participants. Sarfraz will miss the remaining two matches of the ongoing ODI series, with Shoaib Malik leading the side on Sunday, as well as the first two matches of the Twenty20 series to follow.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 27, 2019 08:35 UTC