The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday handed a two-match suspension to India girls’s group skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for her boorish behaviour through the third ODI in opposition to Bangladesh.
Harmanpreet was penalised for her outburst in Dhaka final week when she shattered the stumps after being adjudged leg earlier than and publicly criticised the match officers.
“Harmanpreet Kaur has been suspended for the following two worldwide matches following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct,” mentioned the ICC in a press release. The suspension might see Harmanpreet lacking two essential video games of India’s marketing campaign on the Asian Video games in September-October in Hangzhou, China.
Harmanrpreet was adjudged leg earlier than off a Nahida Akter supply whereas making an attempt to comb however she claimed that she obtained a backside edge and in a match of rage shattered the stumps earlier than strolling again to the pavilion.
Later on the post-match presentation ceremony, she termed the extent of umpiring as “pathetic” and likewise sarcastically talked about the umpires too ought to be referred to as to affix the groups for the trophy handing-over ceremony.
Her impolite behaviour had prompted Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana to stroll away together with her group and urge her Indian counterpart to be taught some “manners”.
Kaur was additionally fined 50 per cent of her match charge for expressing dissent at an umpire’s determination, a stage 2 offence, and 25 per cent match charge, which is a stage 1 offence, for overtly criticising the umpires. “Kaur was fined 50 per cent of her match charge for the Degree 2 offence and acquired three demerit factors on her disciplinary file. She was discovered responsible of breaching article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Gamers and Participant Help Personnel, regarding displaying dissent at an umpire’s determination,” the assertion learn.
The Indian captain admitted the offences and agreed to the sanctions proposed by Akhtar Ahmed of the ICC Worldwide Panel of Match Referees. Therefore, there was no want for a proper listening to, and the penalties have been applied promptly.
A Degree 2 breach usually carries a penalty starting from 50 to 100 per cent of the participant’s match charge, and three or 4 demerit factors, whereas a Degree 1 breach entails a minimal penalty of an official reprimand, as much as a most penalty of fifty per cent of the participant’s match charge, and one or two demerit factors.
“In Kaur’s occasion, the buildup of 4 demerit factors transformed to 2 suspension factors, resulting in her suspension from both one Check match or two ODIs or two T20Is, whichever comes first for the group,” the CC added.