India, March 30 -- The latest ball-tampering controversy in the Pakistan Super League has pushed an old issue back into the spotlight. On March 30, the Pakistan Cricket Board charged Lahore Qalandars batter Fakhar Zaman with a Level 3 offence under Article 2.14 of the PSL code, which deals with changing the condition of the ball. The charge relates to the closing stages of Lahore's match against Karachi Kings, when the umpires inspected the ball in the final over, changed it and awarded Karachi five penalty runs. Karachi, who had needed 14 from the over before the intervention, went on to win by four wickets with three balls to spare. Fakhar denied the charge at an initial hearing before match referee Roshan Mahanama, with a further heari...
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