Indian fast bowler mohammed siraj has been fined 15 percent of his match salary for violating the ICC Code of Conduct during the Lord's Test against England. He has also been given one demerit point. The incident took place during the fourth day of the third Test between india and england at Lord's. In England's second innings, Siraj dismissed opener Ben Duckett. After taking the wicket, Siraj celebrated aggressively. When the out-of-form Ben Duckett returned to the pavilion, Siraj went very close to him and celebrated, and also physically assaulted him. The act is a breach of Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players. According to this rule, it is an offence to use language, actions, or gestures that are likely to be derogatory to a batsman or provoke a reaction from him when he is out.
Siraj has been fined under this rule. He has also been given one demerit point. This is his second offence in the last 24 months, bringing his total number of demerit points to two. If a player receives four or more demerit points in a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and the player is banned. Siraj admitted his guilt and accepted the punishment imposed by the match referee. It is noteworthy that former england captain Alastair Cook had said that Siraj's actions were unacceptable and that strict action should be taken for him. Such incidents have further increased the tension in this tense Test match.
In this match, both india and england scored 387 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, england scored only 192 runs. The target set for the indian team was 193 runs. The indian team, which was playing towards it, lost 4 wickets for 58 runs at the end of the fourth day.
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Sowmiya Sriram

14/07/2025 04:01 PM