Shubman Gill was fined 15% of his match fee for criticising the television umpire’s decision in the World Test Championship final against Australia. India has been fined their entire match fee for sustaining a slow overrate, whereas Australia has had 80% of their match fees deducted for the same reason.
Gill was on 18 in the second inning of India’s pursuit of 444 when he edged Scott Boland to the left of cover, where Cameron Green made a diving catch. As per the new protocol, Gill did not leave the pitch immediately, and the on-field umpires approached the third umpire without a gentle signal. Richard Kettleborough, the third arbiter, examined the replay from multiple angles before ruling it out.
Gill then took to social media, tweeting a screenshot of a zoomed-in front-on photo of Green making the catch, along with several magnifying glass emoticons and a facepalm emoji. He also posted an Instagram story containing hand-clapping emoticons.
The International Cricket Council charged him with violating Article 2.7, which prohibits “public criticism or inappropriate comment regarding an incident occurring in an international match.” There was no need for a formal hearing, as Shubman Gill accepted the sanction.
India was ruled to be five overs short of the objective due to a slow over-rate, while Australia was found to be four overs short after accounting for time allowances.
India succumbed by 209 runs after losing seven wickets on the fifth morning of their second consecutive WTC final. On Sunday, during the post-match press conference, India captain Rohit Sharma also expressed his displeasure with the method used to rule Gill out.
“I just felt dejected. Rohit had previously stated that the third umpire should have viewed a few more replays to determine how the catch was held. “I believe he saw it three or four times before he was convinced. It does not matter whether it was distributed or not; you must have complete and accurate information about anything. It could be about anything other than the capture.”
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