Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi is reprimanded for breaching the ICC code of conduct during the fourth ODI against Ireland on Tuesday.
The 31-year old was found guilty of violating Level 1 Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel which relates to “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game” as the charges were levied by the on-field umpires Alan Neil, Chettithody Shamshuddin and third umpire Royl Black.
During the run chase of Ireland, in the sixth over, Ed Joyce had hit the ball to the extra-cover boundary and Nabi has claimed that he managed to keep the ball in play. Ed Joyce who thought that the ball has hit the boundary did not complete the third run once the ball was thrown back. The on-field umpires who took the word of the fielder declared the batsman run out and Afghanistan went on to clinch the match as they now lead the five-match ODI series 2-1.
An ICC release said: “photographic evidence later confirmed that Nabi was in contact with the ball whilst outside the boundary when he had flicked the ball for Rashid Khan to help run-out Joyce.”
“After speaking to my colleague, I spoke to the fielder and asked him had he prevented the four,” on-field umpire Neill later told the Belfast Telegraph.
“He said ‘yes’. I then asked ‘were you in control of the ball when you were outside the rope?’ He said ‘no sir’. I went over to my colleague and said ‘we have a problem here’.
“He said ‘ask him again’, so I repeated the same two questions and got the same two answers. He was adamant he had not touched the ball while he was on the rope. So we had to take his word and had to give Ed Joyce out.”
Nabi admitted the offence and accepted the sanction and there was no need for a formal hearing about the incident from the player.