Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Manjrekar Urges ICC, BCCI Toughen Penalties After Cricket Altercations
Yashasvi Jaiswal was batting for India against Sri Lanka.
Asitha Fernando dismissed him after Jaiswal had hit three boundaries in the over.
Jaiswal and Fernando exchanged words after the dismissal.
Their heads or helmets then made contact before other players separated them.
Both players admitted breaking a rule against inappropriate physical contact.
Each was fined 25% of his match fee and given one demerit point.
Sanjay Manjrekar said the punishment was too mild.
He also referred to an earlier argument involving 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Manjrekar warned that weak punishments might make young cricketers think this behavior is acceptable.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando clashed after Fernando dismissed Jaiswal in the 17th over of the second Test.
The players exchanged words and made head-to-head contact before teammates intervened.
Both admitted breaching Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct and accepted their proposed sanctions.
Each player was fined 25% of the match fee and received one demerit point, with no formal hearing required.
Sanjay Manjrekar said leniency toward Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could encourage young players to repeat such conduct.
- Who
- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Asitha Fernando, Sanjay Manjrekar, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, and ICC Match Referee Andy Pycroft.
- What
- Jaiswal and Fernando had an on-field confrontation after Jaiswal was dismissed; both were fined and given one demerit point.
- When
- The Jaiswal-Fernando incident occurred on the opening day of the second Test; reports were published on August 26, 2026. The Sooryavanshi incident occurred on June 15.
- Where
- Most reports place the Jaiswal-Fernando incident at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo; one report identifies the venue as Galle. The Sooryavanshi incident occurred in Dambulla.
- Why
- The confrontation followed Fernando's dismissal of Jaiswal and an exchange of words. Manjrekar criticized the sanctions because he believed leniency could normalize such behavior.
Manjrekar's Call for Stricter Punishment
Accepted ICC Disciplinary Outcome
Severity of punishment
Manjrekar's Call for Stricter Punishment
Manjrekar argued that fines and demerit points were too lenient and could encourage similar conduct.
Accepted ICC Disciplinary Outcome
Jaiswal and Fernando admitted the offence and accepted the ICC-proposed punishment of a 25% match-fee fine and one demerit point each.
Effect on young players
Manjrekar's Call for Stricter Punishment
Manjrekar said leniency toward Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi could teach emerging cricketers to repeat confrontational behavior.
Accepted ICC Disciplinary Outcome
The reports do not include a public explanation from the ICC or BCCI defending the level of punishment.
Jaiswal's conduct
Manjrekar's Call for Stricter Punishment
Manjrekar's criticism reflects the view that the physical confrontation warranted stronger consequences.
Accepted ICC Disciplinary Outcome
Jaiswal said players should respond when someone crosses the line, while both players accepted responsibility under the disciplinary process.
- Jaiswal-Fernando incident
- The confrontation occurred in the 17th over of India's first innings on day one of the second Test.
- Rule breached
- Both players admitted breaching Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which concerns inappropriate physical contact during an international match.
- Sanction
- Jaiswal and Fernando each received a 25% match-fee fine and one demerit point.
- Disciplinary process
- Both players accepted sanctions proposed by ICC Match Referee Andy Pycroft, so no formal hearing was required.
- Jaiswal's response
- Before day two, Jaiswal said players must respond when someone crosses the line and asked people not to judge without knowing what Fernando had said.
- Manjrekar's criticism
- Manjrekar said the ICC and BCCI were allowing young players to get away with misconduct and could be training them to repeat it.
- Earlier incident
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was involved in a heated exchange with Sri Lanka A players after India A lost a Super Over in Dambulla.
- Earlier disciplinary outcome
- Reports say Sooryavanshi was criticized but did not face disciplinary action from the BCCI.
Sources
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‘Not good for the sport’: Manjrekar warns ICC, BCCI against leniency after Jaiswal-Fernando altercation
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