15 August,2016 10:46 AM IST | | PTI
India’s Rohit Sharma and Darren Bravo of the West Indies have both been fined 15 per cent of their respective match fee for verbally engaging with each other in a manner that was not in keeping with the spirit of the game during the final day's play in the third Test
Rohit Sharma
Dubai: India's Rohit Sharma and Darren Bravo of the West Indies have both been fined 15 per cent of their respective match fee for verbally engaging with each other in a manner that was not in keeping with the spirit of the game during the final day's play in the third Test.
Rohit Sharma (L) and Ajinkya Rahane (R) of India 85 run partnership during day 4 of the 3rd Test between West Indies and India at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium Gros Islet. Pic / AFP
The players were found to be in violation of Level 1 Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game.
On the final morning of the match, Bravo and Sharma ignored numerous requests and instructions from the umpires to stop verbally engaging with each other. The charges had been laid by the on-field umpires Nigel Llong and Rod Tucker, third umpire Gregory Brathwaite and fourth umpire Nigel Duguid.
