Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday was fined 25 per cent of his match-fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct throughout a match in opposition to Chennai Super Kings on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
“Ashwin admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.7 of IPL’s Code of Conduct. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” a press release learn.
The assertion didn’t point out the character of the offence however Article 2.7 of code of conduct for gamers and crew officers pertains to “public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in a match or any player, team official, match official or team participating in any match, irrespective of when such criticism or inappropriate comment is made.”
Ashwin was declared ‘Player of the Match’ for his all-round efficiency in Royals’ three-run win.
The 36-year-old was promoted to bat at No.5 and scored 30 runs off 22 deliveries, hitting two sixes and a 4. He then picked up the vital wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube whereas conceding simply 25 runs in 4 overs to derail CSK’s chase.
After the match, Ashwin had stated that he was left puzzled by the umpires’ choice to alter the ball on their very own due to the dew at Chepauk on Wednesday, and had referred to as for consistency whereas taking such choices.
“I’m quite surprised the umpires changed the ball for dew on their own. It’s never happened before and I’m quite surprised. Some of the decisions in this year’s IPL on the field have left me a little flummoxed to be honest,” stated the India stalwart on the post-match press convention.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com