Two Indian players Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan have been fined by the ICC for their involvement in two separate incidents on the fourth day of the Adelaide Test. Also, David Warner of Australia has been fined 15% of his match fee. Virat Kohli and Dhawan have been penalized 30% of their match fee following squabbles between the Indian and Australian players.
In the first incident, which took place in the second session of the fourth day, India pacer Varun Aaron dismissed Warner off a no-ball. And as usual, Kohli and Aaron had given the batsman a send-off and once he was called back by the umpires, Warner shouted “come on, come on” towards the bowler. There was not much of a reaction at that stage.
However, Warner shouted “come on” again as he left alone the very next delivery, which annoyed the Indian players a little more. Thereafter, Dhawan and Warner exchanged a few words, and the game stopped for a while in the process. Realizing his reaction, David Warner later admitted he may have responded a bit too strongly but also mentioned that this was a part of the game.
The stand in Indian skipper, Kohli was imposed a fine for his argument with Steven Smith, following an lbw appeal off Rohit Sharma’s bowling.
In terms of ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “conduct that either: (a) is contrary to the spirit of the game; or (b) brings the game into disrepute”, these three players have been fined.
All of them admitted the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Jeff Crowe. Jeff Crow also spoke to both captains and reminded them of their responsibilities. Confirming this, Crowe said “Both captains agreed that they will take the lead and the responsibility for setting the example. In particular, to stop any unacceptable aggression of any kind towards opposing players,”
It is noteworthy to mention that the recent Jadeja Anderson spat had resulted in tension filled environment as Indian cricketers seemingly lost their rhythm and the series as an aftermath. But now it appears that the whole cricketing world has got the message loud and clear that the young Indians are not going to take anything rubbish.