Harmanpreet Kaur suspended for Code of Conduct breach: Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India, has been suspended for her team’s next two international matches after two distinct breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third match of their ICC Women’s Championship series against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Harmanpreet Kaur becomes 1st women cricketer to breach ICC Code of Conduct.
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How much Harmanpreet Kaur fined?
Kaur was fined 50 per cent of her match fee and three demerit points were added to her disciplinary record for a Level 2 offence after she was found guilty of breaching article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision”.
Kaur was also fined 25 per cent of her match fee for a Level 1 offence and one more demerit point was added to her record after she was found guilty of breaching article 2.7, which relates to “public criticism in relation to an incident occurring in an international match.”
Why this incident happen?
The first incident came in India’s 34th over, when Kaur slapped the wickets with her bat in protest after being adjudged caught at slip off spinner Nahida Akter. The other incident was during the presentation ceremony when Kaur criticized the umpiring in the match.
Kaur admitted the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by Akhtar Ahmed of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Tanvir Ahmed and Muhammad Kamruzzaman, third umpire Moniruzzamman and fourth umpire Ali Arman leveled the charges.
Conclusion
Level 2 breaches carry a penalty of between 50 and 100 per cent of a player’s match fee and three or four demerit points while Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.
Kaur’s four demerit points convert to two suspension points. A Kaur is suspended from India’s upcoming matches since two suspension points correspond to a ban from one Test, two ODIs, or two T20Is, whichever comes first for the player or player support personnel.
