NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed penalties on Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj and Australian batter Travis Head following their confrontation during the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Siraj was fined 20 percent of his match fee for using strong language and making gestures, while Head was also sanctioned. Both players were handed one demerit point each.
“Siraj has been penalised 20% of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon dismissal.”
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Head too was sanctioned for breaching Article 2.13 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to the “abuse of a player, player support personnel, umpire or match referee during an international match,” ICC release stated.
Siraj and Head were each handed one demerit point on their disciplinary records, marking their first offence in the past 24 months.
Both players admitted to their respective offences and accepted the sanctions imposed by Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle.
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The incident unfolded when Travis Head, after a blistering 140, was dismissed by Mohammed Siraj, who directed a send-off towards the Australian batter by pointing to the dressing room.
A brief verbal exchange followed the dismissal, but the two reconciled on the field during India’s second innings when Siraj came out to bat.
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