Brad Hogg charged with offence under ICC?s Code of Conduct

Australia spinner Brad Hogg has been charged under Level 3 of the International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct by India team manager Chetan Chauhan following an alleged incident that took place on the final day of the second Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Hogg is accused of making an offensive remark to India captain Anil Kumble and vice-captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during India’s second innings on Sunday.

Under the terms of the Code of Conduct, ICC Match Referee Mike Procter will hold a hearing as soon as reasonably practicable. The preliminary date for the hearing is set for 14 January in Perth.

The alleged offence has been reported under paragraph 3.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct which refers to players or team officials “using language or gestures that offends, insults, humiliates, intimidates, threatens, disparages or vilifies another person on the basis of that person’s race, religion, gender, colour, descent, or national or ethic origin”.

The penalty for a Level 3 offence is a ban of between two and four Test matches or between four and eight One-Day Internationals.

The full ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials can be found at: http://in.yimg.com/icccricket/pdfs/code-of-conduct-for-players-and-officials.pdf