The International Cricket Council (ICC) has penalized Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad for breaching its Code of Conduct during the first Test against the West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
Shahzad was fined 15 percent of his match fee, while Abbas received an official reprimand. Both players were also handed one demerit point each.
The pacers breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. The provision covers language, actions, or gestures that disparage a batter or could provoke an aggressive reaction following a dismissal in an international match.
Shahzad was sanctioned for celebrating aggressively close to Shai Hope after dismissing him in the 17th over of the West Indies innings. The ICC said his actions could have provoked an aggressive response from the batter.
Abbas was reprimanded for an animated celebration after dismissing Jomel Warrican, the final West Indies wicket to fall in the second innings.
Neither player had committed an offense during the previous 24 months.
Both Abbas and Shahzad admitted the offenses and accepted the sanctions proposed by Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. Therefore, no formal hearing was required.
The charges were brought by on-field umpires Alex Wharf and Richard Kettleborough, along with third umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal.
Under ICC rules, a Level 1 breach carries a minimum sanction of an official reprimand and a maximum fine of 50 percent of a player’s match fee. It may also result in one or two demerit points.
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