ICC’s Anti-Corruption officials rapped the Pakistan team for two of its players, Asad Shafiq and Babar Azam, wearing apple smart watches on the field on the first day of the match. However, Former Test captain Ramiz Raja says the controversy was unnecessarily created by media.
“I think it was an unnecessary controversy because this is not something new”, Raja told the Jang newspaper in London.
“During the one-off Test against Ireland in Malahide earlier this month, i had in fact inquired from Asad as to why he was wearing a smart watch and he responded by saying that it was too keep a tab on his fitness and timing” he further added.
The Pakistani media has also reported that even the ICC’s anti-corruption officer in the Lords test was not aware of the rules and laws governing wearing of a smart watch in a match.
