Sydney Test: Mitchell Starc reprimanded for Vijay send-off

09 January,2015 07:44 AM IST |   |  IANS

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc was issued an official reprimand following his send-off of India opener Murali Vijay in the final session of Day Two in the fourth Test

Mitchell Starc


Sydney: Australian pacer Mitchell Starc was issued an official reprimand following his send-off of India opener Murali Vijay in the final session of Day Two in the fourth Test.


Mitchell Starc

Starc was charged with committing a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct following the incident, in which he appeared to yell in the face of Vijay upon the dismissal in Sydney on Wednesday.

Starc admitted to a breach of Article 2.1.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which provides that an offence will be committed where a player engages in "… conduct that either: (a) is contrary to the spirit of the game; or (b) brings the game into disrepute."

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