Karachi: Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi is the first to appeal against his punishment following a disastrous tour of Australia that saw the country's cricket board come down hard on top players.

The 30-year-old all-rounder, appointed captain for next month's World Twenty20 in the West Indies, was fined three million rupees (35,000 dollars) for tampering with the ball during a one-day match in Australia last month.

He was also put on a six-month probation during which his conduct will be strictly monitored.

Pakistan lost all three Tests, five one-day matches and the only Twenty20 international on the tour.

Former captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf were banned for an unspecified period, while Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan were banned for one year and heavily fined.

Brothers Kamran and Umer Akmal were also heavily fined by the PCB in an unprecedented move on March 10.