Lahore, Jan. 31 (AFP): A Pakistani judge reprimanded a man today for seeking a court order to stop national cricket hero Wasim Akram from coaching Indian bowlers, and issued him a hefty fine.

“Wasim has been a national hero and a legend and unnecessary inconvenience and harassment has been caused to him and the case is dismissed,” civil judge Anwar Gondal said in his judgement against Syed Najmul Abbas. Gondal fined Abbas Rs 15,000 ($ 250).

Abbas filed his case in September last year after media reports that Akram was coaching Indian bowlers and was to sign a deal to formalise this arrangement. Abbas wanted Akram stopped, while the cricketer denied he was passing his skills on to rival India.