Mohammad Siraj, an India fast bowler, has been fined 15% of his match fee for violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct on the fourth day of the third match of their ICC World Test Championship series against England at Lords on Sunday.
Siraj was judged to have violated Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which prohibits “using language, actions, or gestures that disparage or could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”
In addition, one demerit point has been added to Siraj’s disciplinary record, making it his second offence in a 24-month period, bringing his total number of demerit points to two.
Siraj acquired his previous demerit point during the second Test against Australia in Adelaide on December 7, 2024.
The incident occurred in the sixth over of England’s second innings on Sunday, when Siraj celebrated excessively near opener Ben Duckett after he was dismissed. Siraj came up to the batter and celebrated in his face, saying “come on” again, followed by a small shoulder tap as Duckett moved towards the pavilion. Duckett had a run-a-ball score of 12.
Meanwhile, the on-field umpires observed Siraj’s aggressive behaviour and spoke with him after the pacer exited the Indian huddle. Duckett’s wicket was his third of the game, following 2/85 in 23.3 overs in the first innings. Duckett’s score was another low in the Test after he had scored 23 the previous innings.
India were bowled for 387 in their first innings, which equalled the hosts’ total. KL Rahul (100 off 177) led the way with a superb century, his fourth in the red-ball format in England, while key 70s from Rishabh Pant (74 off 112) and Ravindra Jadeja (72 off 131) helped the visitors.
Chris Woakes was the standout performer with the ball with a three-wicket haul (3/84 in 27 overs) to his name while comeback man Jofra Archer (2/52 in 23.2 overs) and Ben Stokes (2/63 in 20 overs) shared four wickets between them.
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