Scott Edwards, Sufiyan Mahmood and Gerald Coetzee found guilty of violating ICC Code of Conduct, read big news
Edwards was found to have breached two articles of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. Gerald Coetzee (Photo Source: 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.
AFG vs IRE: Heavy fine imposed on Andy Balbirnie, case of violation of ICC code of conduct
Andy Balbirnie has been fined 25 percent of his match fee. Andy Balbirnie (Image Credit- Twitter X) A three-match T20 series is currently being played between Ireland and Afghanistan (AFG vs IRE). So the second match of this T20 series was played yesterday on 17th March between the two teams at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Let us tell you that in this match, Irish player Andy Balbirnie has been fined for violating the ICC Code of Conduct. Andy has been fined 25 percent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Andy was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the Code of Conduct for the second T20 match against Afghanistan, which includes disobeying an umpire’s decision in an international match. Involves showing disagreement. Andy was also given 1 demerit point. Let us tell you that this incident was seen in the 16th over of Ireland’s innings, when he was given out LBW by the umpire on one ball. But after this Andy took off the gloves and showed the umpire that the ball had hit the gloves first. So Andy has accepted this crime, after which there is no need for any kind of formal hearing. Afghanistan won the match by 10 runs On the other hand, if we tell you about this second T20 match, Afghanistan has won the match by 10 runs. In the match, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 152 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. For the Afghan team, opener Sidullah Atal played an inning of 35 runs and Mohammad Nabi played an inning of 59 runs. So when Ireland came to chase the target of 153 runs given by Afghanistan, it could score only 142 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 10 runs. Only Andy Balbirnie could play the best innings of 45 runs for the Irish team.