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India fast bowler Ishant Sharma has
been fined 65% of his match fees for
breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of
Conduct.
Ishant had given send-offs to Lahiru
Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal in
the Colombo Test, which is against
Article 2.1.7 relating to "using
language, actions or gestures which
disparage or which could provoke an
aggressive reaction from a batsman
upon his/her dismissal during an
International Match."
The on-field umpires Bruce Oxenford
and Rod Tucker brought the charges to
match referee Andy Pycroft, who ruled
that Ishant would lose 15% of his
match fees for the Thirimanne send-
off and a further 50% for the
Chandimal one.
An ICC press release explained that
Pycroft chose a more severe
punishment for the second send-off
because "circumstances surrounding
the second incident, including the
more aggressive nature of the
conduct,
than the first
been fined 65% of his match fees for
breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of
Conduct.
Ishant had given send-offs to Lahiru
Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal in
the Colombo Test, which is against
Article 2.1.7 relating to "using
language, actions or gestures which
disparage or which could provoke an
aggressive reaction from a batsman
upon his/her dismissal during an
International Match."
The on-field umpires Bruce Oxenford
and Rod Tucker brought the charges to
match referee Andy Pycroft, who ruled
that Ishant would lose 15% of his
match fees for the Thirimanne send-
off and a further 50% for the
Chandimal one.
An ICC press release explained that
Pycroft chose a more severe
punishment for the second send-off
because "circumstances surrounding
the second incident, including the
more aggressive nature of the
conduct,
than the first
angry:dodgy:nj
