BANGALORE, March 28: Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq on Monday was suspended for one Test and fined 30 percent of his match-fee for contesting an umpiring decision during the third and final Test against India here.

“Match referee Chris Broad held a hearing with Inzamam after the match and handed him a one-Test ban and fined him 30 percent of the match-fee,” Pakistan team manager Salim Altaf said.

The ban means Inzamam will miss the first Test of the two-match series in the West Indies in May this year.

Broad, a former England opener, found Inzamam guilty of excessive appealing and showing dissent over an umpiring decision.

Inzamam reacted angrily after New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden had ruled Indian opener Virender Sehwag not out following an appeal for caught behind off the bowling of paceman Mohammad Sami early in the day.

Pakistani players were also found to be involved in excessive appealing for which the captain was responsible under the International Cricket Council (ICC) rules.

Earlier this year, the ICC admitted that Broad made a mistake by not banning Inzamam over his team’s slow over-rate in a one-day tournament in Australia.

The Pakistan captain was also fined 50 percent of his match-fee for his side’s slow over-rate during the one-day series at home against India last year.

—AFP