UAE skipper Waseem fined for ICC Code of Conduct breach
The seasoned campaigner has been sanctioned following an incident that took place during UAE’s second T20I against Nepal.
UAE captain Muhammad Waseem has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee as a result of an ICC Code of Conduct breach.
Waseem was found guilty of a Level 1 breach pertaining to 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.”
The said incident took place after the UAE’s second T20I against Nepal in Kirtipur on Tuesday, when Waseem stated during the presentation ceremony at the end of the match that the umpiring was biased.
On-field umpires Buddhi Pradhan and Vinay Kumar, third umpire Durga Subedi and fourth umpire Sanjay Sigdel would level the charge against the UAE skipper.
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The player 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.
In addition to a 15 per cent fine off his match fee, a demerit point has also been added to Waseem’s disciplinary record, accounting for his first offence in a 24-month period.
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.
Having won the first T20I by six wickets, UAE faced a loss in the second T20I as the hosts bounced back with an eight-wicket win.