Shahid Afridi has been warned his career would be at stake if there is a repeat of the pitch controversy which marred the second Test at Faisalabad.
Afridi was banned for the remaining Test of the series against England – and the first two one-day internationals between the two sides - after scuffing the wicket with his boots on the second day of the match, which ended in a draw.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan said the all-rounder had been issued with an official reprimand after a committee meeting.
Khan said: "I have met with him and also conveyed very clearly to him that his action has brought embarrassment to the team and the country and that, in future, his career would be at stake if he was found involved in such an incident again."
He apologised to the board and since he has already been banned for one Test and two one-dayers by the match referee, the ad-hoc committee decided to let him go this time with only a reprimand.
Meanwhile, Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has revealed he could have played in the third Test against England as a batsman but backed out on the advice of the doctors monitoring his elbow injury.
Razzaq is confident he will be available for the five-match one-day series beginning on December 10 in Lahore.
He said: "I have resumed bowling but I am not going flat out or doing long spells as I can still feel a little tinge in the elbow tissues which have bothered me after a few overs.
"But I have faced no problems batting and I was trying to make myself available for the final Test.
"I could have played as a batsman but the doctors advised me not to take a risk as it would hamper my full recovery from the injury."
