India, March 30 -- Fakhar Zaman, the senior Pakistan batter, could be banned for at least one or two matches in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 if he is found guilty of tampering with the ball in the fixture against Karachi Kings. On Sunday, Lahore Qalandars were handed a five-run penalty after the on-field umpires Faisal Afridi and Sharfuddoula deemed that the condition of the ball had changed before the final over. Moreover, a new ball was introduced into the mix, as they felt Fakhar Zaman played around with the ball's condition. However, it was not revealed how the ball tampering was actually carried out or whether any external variable was applied.

On Monday morning, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that Fakhar...