After dismissing Duckett for just 12 runs off 12 balls, Mohammed Siraj gave a fiery send-off to him and brushed shoulders with the opening batsman. England were all out for 192 in 62.1 overs. India, who ended the day at 58/4 on day 4, are 135 runs away from victory
Mohammed Siraj (Pic: X/@mdsirajofficial)
Team India star pacer Mohammed Siraj has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee and given one demerit point for an aggressive send-off to England's opening batsman Ben Duckett on day four of the third Test match.
After dismissing Duckett for just 12 runs off 12 balls, Mohammed Siraj gave a fiery send-off to him and brushed shoulders with the opening batsman. In England's second innings, Duckett was able to smash just one boundary but what came afterwards by Siraj showcased some aggression.
Siraj, who bagged four wickets across two innings of the third Test match was found guilty for breaching Article 2.5 of the International Cricket Council's 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".
"Mohammed Siraj has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee after a breach in the ICC Code of Conduct during India's Test match against England at Lord's," said ICC in a statement.
"After the dismissal, Siraj celebrated close to the batter in his follow-through and made contact as Duckett began his walk back to the Lord's long room," the statement added.
"In addition to 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.
Siraj then went on to dismiss top-order batter Ollie Pope for four, reducing the hosts to 42 for 2. The 31-year-old's fiery send-off was one of several such moments on day four of the Test when a total of 14 wickets fell. The visitors will resume the final day of the third Test match with a score of 58 runs for the loss of four wickets. KL Rahul is still unbeaten at the crease on a score of 33 runs off 47 deliveries, including six boundaries.
England got all out for 192 in 62.1 overs. India, who ended the day at 58/4 on day 4, are 135 runs away from victory, but not if the Three Lions get to them sooner.
(With PTI Inputs)
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