Adelaide. Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for aggressive celebration after dismissing Australian batsman Travis Head during the second Test of the BorderGavaskar Trophy at the Adelaide Oval.
On the second day of the pink ball Test, Siraj dismissed Head with a brilliant inswinging yorker on the fourth ball of the 82nd over and the fast bowler violated the spirit of the game by aggressively gesturing back towards the dressing room. There was an argument between the two for some time, but when Siraj came to bat during India's second innings, they reconciled on the field, after which Australia won by ten wickets.
Despite this, whenever Siraj was fielding in the deep or came to bowl, the Adelaide crowd booed continuously, to express their displeasure at his behavior with Head, who was named player of the match for his brilliant 140. are.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday that Siraj was punished after being found guilty of breaching Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which prohibits “use of language, actions or gestures “Relates to behavior that humiliates a batsman when he is out or that may cause an aggressive reaction.”
It also said that Head was also penalized for breaching Article 2.13 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which prohibits “conduct with any player, player support personnel, umpire or match referee during an international match.” Relates to “misbehavior”.
Both Siraj and Head received one demerit point each in the disciplinary record, their first offense in the last 24 months. Both admitted their crimes and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Ranjan Madugalle, which did not require any formal hearing.
With the fivematch BorderGavaskar Trophy series tied at 11, India and Australia will now play the third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane from December 14.
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