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Kranti Gaud Fined After Asia Cup Final Code Breach
Kranti Gaud is an Indian cricket player.
During the Women’s Asia Cup final, she made a gesture after dismissing Sri Lankan batter Imesha Dulani.
Officials said the gesture could provoke an aggressive reaction.
Because of this, Gaud was fined 10% of her match fee.
She also received one demerit point.
Gaud accepted the punishment.
India still won the final by 72 runs.
Pakistan’s team was separately fined because it bowled one over too slowly in its semifinal.
India seamer Kranti Gaud was fined 10% of her match fee and given one demerit point.
Gaud breached Article 2.5 after gesturing toward the pavilion following Imesha Dulani’s dismissal.
The incident occurred during India’s 72-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final.
Gaud admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Supriya Rani Das.
Pakistan’s players were fined 5% each for being one over short in their semifinal against Sri Lanka.
- Who
- India seamer Kranti Gaud and Pakistan’s women’s team were sanctioned by the International Cricket Council.
- What
- Gaud received a 10% match-fee fine and one demerit point; Pakistan’s players received 5% fines for a slow overrate.
- Where
- The final was played in Dubai; Pakistan’s semifinal was against Sri Lanka.
- When
- The Asia Cup final was played Sunday, and the sanctions were announced Monday; Pakistan’s semifinal was played the previous Friday.
- Why
- Gaud breached Article 2.5 by gesturing after a dismissal, while Pakistan was one over short of the required overrate.
Key facts
- Gaud’s fine
- 10% of her match fee
- Gaud’s disciplinary points
- One demerit point
- Breached provision
- Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct
- Dismissed batter
- Sri Lanka opener Imesha Dulani
- Asia Cup final result
- India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs
- Pakistan’s fine
- Five percent of each player’s match fee
- Pakistan overrate
- The team was one over short after time allowances were considered
Quotes
International Cricket Council
Cricket’s international governing body, which announced the disciplinary sanction.
“Gaud was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC 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'.”
deccanchronicle.com
“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.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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