India vs Off: Ravindra Jadeja was discovered responsible of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct throughout the first Test towards Australia in Nagpur when he utilized cream to his left index finger throughout the first innings with out the umpire’s permission.
“Ravindra Jadeja was found to have breached Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to displaying conduct contrary to the spirit of the game,” an ICC assertion mentioned.
In addition, one demerit level has been added to Jadeja’s disciplinary file. This was his first offense in a span of 24 months.
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In a footage shared on Twitter earlier within the day, Jadeja was seen taking one thing from Mohammed Siraj’s hand and making use of it to his left index finger. The cameras then confirmed the all-rounder briefly rubbing his bowling finger throughout a dialogue with skipper Rohit Sharma. In this case Siraj had ointment on his finger and Jadeja utilized it on his finger.
The Indian workforce administration had mentioned that the participant had been making use of cream for swelling on the index finger of his bowling hand, however in line with the ICC, this was achieved with out permission from the on-field umpires.
“Jadeja admitted the offense and accepted the penalty proposed by Andy Pycroft of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, therefore there was no need for a formal hearing,” the ICC mentioned.
The cricket physique additionally mentioned that “the match referee was satisfied that the cream was applied to the finger purely for medical purposes” and didn’t “alter the condition of the ball” in any manner.
“The cream was not applied to the ball as an artificial substance and, as a result, did not alter the condition of the ball, which would have been in breach of clause 41.3 of the ICC Playing Conditions – Unfair play – Match ball – Alteration of condition,” the ICC assertion mentioned.
Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 wickets as India beat Australia by an innings and 132 runs to take a 1-0 lead within the 4-match Test sequence.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
