HASHMATULLAH REPRIMANDED FOR BREACHING ICC CODE OF CONDUCT
Media release
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against India in Chennai on Saturday.
Hashmatullah was found to have breached Article 2.10.10 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to a “batter causing deliberate or avoidable damage to the pitch.”
In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Hashmatullah’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.
After being warned unofficially two times for running on the pitch while batting, Hashmatullah was given an official warning in the 31stover of the Afghanistan innings but still ran down the pitch in the 40th over which resulted in a five-run penalty for his team.
Hashmatullah admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires Chris Gaffaney and Rohan Pandit, third umpire Richard Illingworth and fourth umpire Virender Sharma levelled the charge.
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.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
*When a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and a player is banned
**Two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player
***Demerit Points to remain on a Player or Player Support Personnel’s disciplinary record for a period of twenty-four (24) months from their imposition following which they will be expunged