In some international matches held during the last one week, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards, Oman bowler Sufyan Mahmood and South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee have been found guilty of violating the ICC Code of Conduct.

Edwards has violated Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Including showing disagreement with an umpire’s decision during an international match and Article 2.2 deals with the misuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match.

Edwards committed this violation in the third T20 match against Oman last week. The first incident in the match occurred when Edwards showed his bat to the umpire after being given out LBW.

The second incident occurred when he threw his bat and gloves on the field while returning to his team’s dressing room. For these violations, Edwards was fined 10% of his match fee and given two demerit points, which were added to his disciplinary record.

So in this match, Oman’s bowler Sufiyan Mahmood has also been fined 10% of his match fee. He was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct. This article includes using language, actions or gestures that insult or aggressively react to a batsman’s dismissal during an international match.

Gerald Coetzee also violated this article

Meanwhile, South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee was found to have violated Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth T20 match against India. This article includes showing disagreement with an umpire’s decision during an international match. During the match, Coetzee made an inappropriate comment after being given a wide by the umpire.