PCB Chairman Najam Sethi debunks ban on push-up celebrations

PCB Chairman Najam Sethi said that Pakistani players __have not been banned from doing pushups on the pitch. (Source: File)

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi debunked the claim that Pakistani players __have not been barred from doing push-ups. It was earlier reported that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has barred the players from doing push-ups or press-ups after wins with the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee raising the issue post their 133 run win against West Indies in Abu Dhabi.

Pakistani media had reported that Sethi said that the activity has been stopped after various Pakistani lawmakers questioned the message behind the action. “Who were Misbah-ul-Haq and other players giving a message to by doing push-ups?,” Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Rana Muhammad Afzal was reported to have asked. He further wondered why the push-ups were done only after the win and not after losses – if they were indeed a show of fitness by the team.

It was reported that the players had been barred from doing so. However, contrary to reports Najam Sethi himself tweeted later on Wednesday that the players have nit been banned from the activity altogether. “Oh for God’s sake, there is no ban on pushups! In fact I think players should do 100 pushups when they score a century!!” he said in a tweet.

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Oh for God’s sake, there is no ban on pushups! In fact I think players should do 100 pushups when they score a century!! 👍

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) October 26, 2016

Pakistan recently recorded an emphatic victory over West Indies in the second Test of the series at Abu Dhabi. Pakistan trumped the visitors by 133 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match Test series. Pakistan were ranked number one in the ICC Test rankings before the series until they were by India following India’s victory in their second of a three-match Test series against New Zealand. India went on to do a series whitewash over New Zealand.