Virat Kohli fined 25% match fee: The Indian captain has accepted the sanction with respect to breach of ICC Code of Conduct.
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India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25% of his match fee for breaching the ICC (International Cricket Council) Code of Conduct. The same was a consequence of Kohli advancing towards umpire Aleem Dar in an aggressive manner while appealing for a leg-before decision against Afghanistan yesterday.
Defending a low score, India were desperate to pick wickets at regular intervals. Perhaps, it was the reason behind Kohli’s aggressive behavior in the second innings at Southampton.
Virat Kohli fined 25% match fee
The Indian skipper was guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct in Southampton and Article 2.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.
Apart from a deduction in the match fee, Kohli was also handed a demerit point. As a result, Kohli now has a couple of demerit points under his belt. He had received the first one during the Test series against South Africa last year.
Since Kohli has accepted a sanction from match-referee Chris Broad, there is no need of any formal hearing.
Talking about the match, India defeated Afghanistan by a narrow margin of 11 runs. In what was a cliffhanger of a match, both the teams were seen fighting it out for victory till India fast bowler Mohammed Shami grabbed a hat-trick in the last over.
Despite Shami dismissing four opposition batsmen, the ‘Man of the Match’ was given to Jasprit Bumrah. Having registered bowling figures of 10-1-39-2, Bumrah was successful in picking a couple of wickets in the same over to change the course of the match.
