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India pacer Mohammed Siraj was fined 15% of his match money for violating the ICC Code of Conduct following the highly publicised incident on Day 4 of the Lord's Test. Alastair Cook, the former captain of the hosts, demanded a heavy penalty against Siraj after the pacer was accused of "crossing the line" in celebrating the dismissal of England opener Ben Duckett. In response to Cook's proposal, the ICC on Monday declared a punishment and a demerit point for the pacer.
The ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, Article 2.5, prohibits “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". Siraj was judged to have violated this rule. Siraj's disciplinary record has also been hit with one demerit point, making it his second offence in 24 months. This brings his total number of demerit points in 24 months to two. On December 7, 2024, Siraj was given his previous demerit point during the second Test match against Australia in Adelaide.
Mohammed Siraj Gets Fined:
On Day 4 of the third Test at Lord’s, Mohammed Siraj was fined by the ICC for breaching the Code of Conduct after dismissing England’s Ben Duckett for 12 runs. The incident happened in the sixth over of England’s second innings when Siraj’s aggressive celebration was deemed… pic.twitter.com/hW59tm0RQz
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The incident on Sunday happened in the sixth over of England's second innings when Siraj overreacted to the dismissal of opener Ben Duckett by celebrating too close to the player. Duckett went to the pavilion as Siraj raced up to the batter and said "come on" several times while giving him a small shoulder tap. Duckett scored a run-a-ball one.
A formal hearing was not necessary because Siraj acknowledged the offence and agreed to the punishment suggested by Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. The accusation was made by third umpire Ahsan Raza, fourth umpire Graham Lloyd, and on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid.
Level 1 infractions are punishable by one or two demerit points, a minimum of an official reprimand, and a maximum of 50% of the player's match fee. A pivotal fifth day of the Lord's Test is scheduled to determine the outcome of the series, as Anderson and Tendulkar are now at parity.
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