The International Cricket Council (ICC) has slammed Team India opener Shubman Gill for questioning umpire Richard Kettleborough’s decision to dismiss him in the second innings of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final following a disputed catch by Cameron Green. Aside from Gill, both the India and Australia cricket teams were penalized for playing at a sluggish over-rate in the WTC Final at the Oval in London.
The ICC will also penalize Gill for violating “Article 2.7, which relates to public criticism or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an international match.”
“India’s Shubman Gill will also face a sanction for appearing to criticize the decision to take him out on the fourth day of the Test, in violation of Article 2.7, which deals with public criticism or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring during an international match.” The youthful opener was penalized 15% of his match fee, according to an ICC statement.
“Television umpire Richard Kettleborough ruled that Cameron Green’s catch to remove Gill was cleanly taken.” Later that day, Gill resorted to social media to dispute the judgment,” according to the statement.
During the ICC World Test Championship Final at the Oval, both Australia and India were fined a lot for taking too long between overs. On the fifth day of the WTC Final in south London, Australia beat India by 209 runs, and India lost.
“And it was confirmed soon after the match ended on Sunday’s last day that India will lose all of its match fees because of its slow over rate, while Australia will lose 80 percent of its match fees,” the ICC said in a press statement.
During the ICC World Test Championship Final at the Oval, both Australia and India were fined a lot for taking too long between overs. On the fifth day of the WTC Final in south London, Australia beat India by 209 runs, and India lost.
“And it was confirmed soon after the match ended on Sunday’s last day that India will lose all of its match fees because of its slow over rate, while Australia will lose 80 percent of its match fees,” the ICC said in a press statement.
Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer have both criticized Shubman Gill for his controversial tweet about being fired. “Social media is one of the challenges for a modern cricketer,” said former Australian coach Justin Langer on Channel 7. “I think Gill’s tweet is a bit careless and shows a lack of knowledge. With social media, this is the world we live in.”
Ricky Ponting, who used to be the captain of Australia, said that Gill’s tweet is a clear attack on the judges and that he could be fined or even suspended for it. “It’s for sure going to lead to something. There will be a fine or maybe even a ban,” said Ponting.
When a player gets four or more penalty points in a 24-month period, they are turned into suspension points, and the player is banned. Two penalty points mean that a player can’t play in one Test, two ODIs, or two T20Is, depending on which comes first.
Demerit points will stay on the legal record of a player or player support personnel for 24 months after they are given. After that, they will be erased.
