All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is fined 50% of his match fees after he was found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct.
Jadeja was involved in an altercation with England’s James Anderson during the India-England Nottingham Test.
Jadeja was found ‘not guilty’ of the original Level 2 charge slapped against him by England following the incident. But, David Boon, match referee found him guilty of 'conduct contrary to the spirit of the game' and imposed the fine.
Match referee David Boon said in a statement “Under Article 6.1 of the Code, I had to be comfortably satisfied that the offence had occurred in order to find Mr Jadeja guilty of an offence under Article 2.2.11. Boon added, ”“While I was in no doubt that confrontation did occur, and that such conduct was not in the spirit of the game and should not have taken place, I was not comfortably satisfied that this was a level 2 offence. Therefore, in exercising my discretion under Article 7.6.5 of the Code and having heard all the evidence, I was comfortably satisfied that Mr Jadeja had committed a level 1 offence under Article 2.1.8 of the Code.”
"India's Ravindra Jadeja has been found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Code for Players and Player Support Personnel for his involvement in an incident with James Anderson during the second day of the first cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge on 10 July," ICC said in a media statement on Friday.
Jadeja was involved in an altercation with England’s James Anderson during the India-England Nottingham Test.
Jadeja was found ‘not guilty’ of the original Level 2 charge slapped against him by England following the incident. But, David Boon, match referee found him guilty of 'conduct contrary to the spirit of the game' and imposed the fine.
Match referee David Boon said in a statement “Under Article 6.1 of the Code, I had to be comfortably satisfied that the offence had occurred in order to find Mr Jadeja guilty of an offence under Article 2.2.11. Boon added, ”“While I was in no doubt that confrontation did occur, and that such conduct was not in the spirit of the game and should not have taken place, I was not comfortably satisfied that this was a level 2 offence. Therefore, in exercising my discretion under Article 7.6.5 of the Code and having heard all the evidence, I was comfortably satisfied that Mr Jadeja had committed a level 1 offence under Article 2.1.8 of the Code.”
"India's Ravindra Jadeja has been found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Code for Players and Player Support Personnel for his involvement in an incident with James Anderson during the second day of the first cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge on 10 July," ICC said in a media statement on Friday.