India was fined 20% of the match fee for a slow over-rate in the first ODI against the West Indies. The Indian red-ball team was fined 40% of the match fee for failing to maintain an over rate. During the Edgbaston Test earlier this month.
India has been fine 20% of their match fee for a slow over rate against the West Indies in the first One-Day International (ODI) on July 22 in Port of Spain. The Indian team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, fell one over short of the target while bowling second. The hosts came close to a 309-run target, but India won by three runs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Team India’s half-centuries came from Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, and Shubman Gill, while Mohammed Siraj took two wickets while defending fifteen runs in the final over.
The ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. States that players are fine 20% of the match fee for each over that is not complete in the allotted time. The Indian team fine by Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. After skipper Dhawan pleaded guilty and accepted the punishment. As a result, no formal hearing was require, which would have include on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Leslie Reifer, third umpire Gregory Brathwaite, and fourth umpire Nigel Duguid.
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India was recently fined during the reschedule England Test.
Over a slow over-rate in the reschedule fifth Test match against England at Edgbaston earlier this month. The Indian red-ball side penalized with 40% of the match fee. Two-point deduction in the World Test Championship (WTC) table. In the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah led the team to a seven-wicket defeat.
After the deduction, India fell to fourth place in the WTC table. The management needed to address this recurring issue. However, it appears that the Indian team is failing to maintain the over rate when defending a large total.
Former Australian great Ian Chappell has slammed the International Cricket Council’s slow over rate rules, which he believes are too lax. He believes that the captain should be barred from the next match because of the slow run rate, as a reduction in the match fee is insufficient to pique the players’ interest.
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