WASEEM FINED FOR BREACHING ICC CODE OF CONDUCT 

The United Arab Emirates captain Muhammad Waseem has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Nepal in Kirtipur on Tuesday.

Waseem was found to have breached Article 2.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an International Match or any Player, Player Support Personnel, Match Official or team participating in any International Match, irrespective of when such criticism or inappropriate comment is made.”

In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Waseem’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.

The incident occurred during the presentation ceremony at the end of the match, when Waseem said that the umpiring was biased.

Waseem admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Wendell La Brooy of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

On-field umpires Buddhi Pradhan and Vinay Kumar, third umpire Durga Subedi and fourth umpire Sanjay Sigdel 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