Umar Akmal banned by Pakistan over dress code violation

Umar Akmal will miss Pakistan's first Twenty20 match against New Zealand on Friday after a dress code violation in a domestic game.

The batsman, who was playing for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, was found to be wearing kit bearing two advertising logos rather than the mandated one.

Team manager Intikhab Alam confirmed the ban on Saturday after Akmal failed to heed a warning from PCB match referee Anwar Khan and refused to remove the extra logo.

"Pakistan Cricket Board has informed us that Umar has been banned on violating dress code during the final of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy and will not be playing Friday's Twenty20 in Auckland," Alam said.

"As per the PCB rules the ban applies to the next first game, whether it's a national level game or international one, so Umar will not be played in the first match."

The 23-year-old is only part of the T20 squad for the trip to New Zealand, which includes three such games and three one-day internationals.

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