India, March 14 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday set the record straight, formally denying reports of fining players for their early elimination from the T20 World Cup. Ever since the ouster of the Green Shirts from the tournament, several reports have stated that the Pakistan board decided to impose fines on players for the debacle in the 20-team tournament, in which Pakistan failed to reach the semi-finals for the fourth time in a row at an ICC event. According to several reports, every player in the 15-member squad was fined PKR 5 million.

However, several days after the rumours first started doing the rounds, PCB spokesperson Amir Mir confirmed to Hindustan Times Digital that no such action had ever been taken and that...