Mirpur: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman were fined yesterday for &ldquo;deliberate physical contact&rdquo; during the first one-day international between the sides, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.
The two players were found to have breached the ICC code of conduct relating to &ldquo;inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players&rdquo; on Thursday.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/jun/20dhoni.jpg" alt="" /> MS Dhoni during the first ODI against Bangladesh yesterday.
The ICC said a hearing was held yesterday morning by match referee Andy Pycroft in which television footage was used. Bangladesh beat India by 79 runs to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The incident... The incident occurred in the 25th over of the match when Dhoni made physical contact with debutant Mustafizur while running between the wicket for a single.
The left-arm fast bowler had to temporarily leave the field after the incident, leaving Nasir Hossain to complete his over. He later returned to complete his five-wicket haul. &ldquo;My assessment was that Dhoni deliberately pushed and shouldered Mustafizur, which was inappropriate,&rdquo; Pycroft said in an ICC statement.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/jun/20rehman.jpg" alt="" /> Mustafizur Rahman. Pics/AFP
The match referee said he had fined Dhoni 75 per cent of his match fee because &ldquo;cricket is a non-contact sport and the players are expected to avoid physical contact at all times.&rdquo;
He said Mustafizur had initially pleaded not guilty but later changed his plea and accepted the sanction. &ldquo;Mustafizur was fined 50 per cent of his match fee after he admitted that his actions in not getting out of the batsman&rsquo;s way were inappropriate and he should have done more to avoid the contact,&rdquo; Pycroft said.&nbsp;

Unimpressed ICC match referee Andy Pycroft docks India skipper 75% of his match fee while Bangladesh pacer is penalised 50%

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