India pacer Mohammed Siraj has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee after a breach in the ICC Code of Conduct on Day 4 of the third Test match against England at Lord's.
Siraj was guilty of breaching Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”
After dismissing Ben Duckett, Siraj celebrated close to the batter in his follow-through and made contact as the English opener began his walk back to the pavilion.
Apart from the fine, one demerit point has been added to Siraj's disciplinary record, for whom it was the second offence in a 24-month period, taking his tally to two demerit points.
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.
Coming to the Lord’s Test, India finished Day 4’s play at 58/4 in 17.4 overs after bowling England out for 192 in the second innings. The visitors need 135 more runs on the final day to win the game and go 2-1 up in the five-Test series.
On the other hand, the Three Lions are just six wickets away from registering a memorable win at the hallowed ground.
(With ICC Inputs)
