Kohli accuse of ball tampering, found shining ball in similar manner like du Plesis

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South African captain for Australia series, Faf du Plesis was found guilty of breaching ICC Cod of Conduct Level 2 after he was accused of ball tampering during the 2nd Test against Australia at Hobart.

A television footage showed him applying an artificial substance to the ball during the fourth day’s play.

Du Plesis might have faced a one-match ban but escaped with just a fine after the hearing concluded on Monday.

Now, a similar incident involving Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has come across.

A video published by South African newspaper group IOL shows Kohli shining the ball during India's first Test against England at Rajkot in a similar manner.

In the footage, Kohli is seen rubbing his right-hand fingers with some sort of artificial substance in his mouth. Subsequently, he proceeds to shine the ball applying saliva.

Virat Kohli accused of ball tampering, found shining ball in similar manner like Faf du Plesis | Zee News

 

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Claims of Kohli participating in ball tampering nullified

A British tabloid, on Tuesday, levelled accusations against the Indian captain stating that footage from the first Test between India and England at Rajkot indicated that Kohli appeared to shine the ball using residue from a mint lozenger during the first Test in Rajkot.

The report claimed that TV cameras showed Kohli putting his right hand towards his mouth and then appeared to shine one side of the ball.

However, there has been no complaint filed by the visiting team and they declined to comment on the issue.

As per regulations on ball tampering by the International Cricket Council, if a team wants to lodge a complaint about ball tampering by a rival team or its player, it has to be done within five days of the completion of the Test match.

According to ICC's 3.2.2.1 a Level 1 Offence or a Level 2 Offence that is alleged to have been committed at any time or place (whether on the field of play or otherwise), then the report must be lodged with the Match Referee (or, where, for logistical reasons, it is impractical to lodge with the Match Referee, the ICC's Cricket Operations Department) within five (5) days of the commission of the alleged offence."

The match in question is the Rajkot Test which ended on November 13 and if England team had any complaints, they needed to make it official by November 18.

The Rajkot Test ended in a draw with England batsmen enjoying the pitch by scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings.

All the ICC clauses, thus, put to rest media reports surrounding the incident.

Claims of Kohli participating in ball tampering nullified - Rediff Cricket