The Asian Age

ICC hands Khaleel demerit point for aggressive send- off

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Dubai, Oct. 30: Young Indian pacer Khaleel Ahmed was on Tuesday warned and handed a demerit point for giving an “aggressive” send- off to West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels during the fourth ODI in Mumbai.

Ahmed was found guilty of a Level 1 breach in the ICC Code of Conduct. “The incident happened in the 14th over, when the leftarmer, after having Marlon Samuels caught in the slips by Rohit Sharma, advanced aggressive­ly towards the departing batter, which, in the view of the on- field umpires, could have provoked a reaction from the Windies player,” said the ICC in a release.

Ahmed violated Article 2.5 of the Code, 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”.

After the match, the

20- year- old admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Chris Broad, making a formal hearing redundant.

“Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points,” the release added. When a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24month period, they are converted into suspension points, leading to bans of various degrees. Left- arm pacer Ahmed was the stand- out bowler for India in the game, taking three wickets for 13 runs in five overs. India won the f o u r t h ODI by 224 runs to take a 2- 1 lead in the five- match series.

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