India, March 2 -- If media reports are to be believed, Pakistan's cricketers are going to have a deep hole in their pockets for their disastrous performance in the T20 World Cup.

In what should be a first instance in cricket, the players will be penalised Rs.50 lakh (Pakistani rupees) each for not performing as per expectations.

The Pakistani cricket team has not done well in the last so many ICC events and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), under chairman Mohsin Naqvi, has now decided to put their foot down. A report in tribune.com.pk says the decision was taken much before their ouster -- when they lost to India in their group game.

In the previous T20 World Cup in 2024 that was held in the USA and the West Indies, Pakistan had even f...