English pacer Stuart Broad has been found guilty for using aggressive language in the ongoing third Test against India at Trent Bridge (Nottingham). He has been found guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of the Trent Bridge Test match.
On the day two morning of the Trent Bridge Test, Broad delivered a harsh send-off to the debutant Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant by using some aggressive language after dismissing him. However, Pant remained non-reacted and walked towards the dressing room.
Later, the match officials have found that the 32-year-old English right-arm pacer have breached Article 2.1.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel that relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”
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In result, Broad has been fined 15 per cent of his match fees and he has also got one demerit point. Since the introduction of the revised Code in September 2016, it was Broad’s first offence.
On-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Chris Gaffaney and the third umpire Aleem Dar put the charges against Broad while the match referee Jeff Crowe proposed the sanction against the English pacer. The experienced English pacer has accepted his offence and the sanction which means there is no need for a formal hearing.
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According to the ICC release, “Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.”
Coming to the Trent Bridge Test, England is on the verge of a big defeat. At the end of the day four, England was battling on 311/9 while they have to chase the record target of 521 runs.
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While India was bundled out for 329 runs in the first innings, England batting collapsed on just 161 runs in their first innings and finished 168 runs behind of India’s total. In the second innings, India managed to score 352/7 before declaring the innings and put a mammoth 521-run target in front of the hosts.
