It’s been allowed to escalate over the years, and nobody is stepping in to stop it. It’s going to cause a huge problem one day on the field

Chappell said India captain Virat Kohli needs to keep his emotions in check.

“If I had one criticism of Indian captain Virat Kohli it’s that he’s a bit too emotional. I’ve always thought as a captain that it’s best if you keep your display of emotions pretty even, but he doesn’t.

“He’s a very emotional guy. To say he’s worse than somebody else is unfair as everyone does it, and some blokes do it differently to Kohli. It’s ridiculous to allow that much chatter to occur on the field,” the former Australia captain said.

Chappell said no team can claim to be fully compliant with the ICC rules on ideal behaviour on the field.

“All teams are into it, some more than others, but they’re all guilty of it. If you wait for the ICC to do something about that nothing will ever happen.

“We’ve never had so many policemen at a game of cricket as we do now you’ve got referees, you’ve got four umpires, you’ve got all sorts of other people there, and yet nothing is done,” he added. KARACHI: Pacer Muhammad Irfan was on Tuesday suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board for being in touch with a suspected bookmaker, making him the third player to be charged in the ongoing probe of alleged corruption in the Pakistan Super League.

“The Pakistan Cricket Board in furtherance to its investigation into potential corrupt practices has today issued a Notice of Charge to Mohammad Irfan under the PCB AntiCorruption Code,” the PCB said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Irfan has been charged with two violations of Code Article 2.4.4 and now has 14 days to respond to the Notice of Charge. He has also been provisionally suspended with immediate effect from participating in all forms of cricket,” it added.

He is the third Pakistani player to be suspended under the anti-corruption code following the PCB’S decision to send back batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif from Dubai on the second day of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They were also provisionally suspended under the anti-corruption laws.

Irfan appeared before the PCB’S Anti-corruption Unit (ACU) and top legal expert on Monday in Lahore and according to sources in the board, he admitted to meeting with a suspected bookie who asked him to spot fix in matches.

Irfan, 34, has played four Tests, 60 ODIS and 20 T20 internationals in his career, which has been plagued by issues due to his tall demeanour.

Irfan has denied accepting any offer but conceded that he did not report the matter to the Board. Irfan claimed that he was under great mental stress due to the death of his mother in the last three months.

He has also denied getting any offer to fix matches in the Pakistan Super League. The other suspended players have also denied charges of wrongdoing and a tribunal has been set up to decide their fate.

PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan said if found guilty, the players could face a life ban as the Board would not tolerate any corruption.

Irfan was not called for the national training camp set up for the limited-overs series in West Indies last week.

Pakistan’s discarded batsman Shahzaib Hasan is also due to appear before the PCB ACU officials on Tuesday in Lahore.

He too is being probed for suspected contact with bookmakers in Dubai during the PSL.