West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph was fined for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in the course of the first ODI in opposition to Bangladesh in St Kitts. In response to a launch from ICC on Tuesday, Joseph was discovered to have violated Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Gamers and Participant Help Personnel, which pertains to the “use of an audible obscenity.” The incident befell earlier than the beginning of play, when Joseph used offensive and abusive language throughout an alternate with the fourth umpire. The umpire had requested Joseph to keep away from stepping onto the pitch together with his spikes on, which prompted the inappropriate language.
On account of the breach, Joseph has additionally acquired one demerit level, marking his second offence in a 24-month interval. The sanction was accepted by Joseph, who admitted to the offence and agreed to the proposed penalty.
This determination was made in session with Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, and no formal listening to was deemed vital.
The cost was levied by on-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Leslie Reifer, third umpire Asif Yaqoob, and fourth umpire Gregory Brathwaite.
Degree 1 breaches underneath the ICC Code of Conduct carry a minimal penalty of an official reprimand, a most penalty of fifty% of a participant’s match charge, and one or two demerit factors.
Alzarri Joseph additionally went unsold in the course of the IPL 2025 mega auctions, which had been held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Earlier within the first ODI match, an explosive century from Sherfane Rutherford and a fifty from ever-consistent skipper Shai Hope had been the highlights as West Indies cruised to a five-wicket win over Bangladesh at Basseterre on Sunday night time.
Chasing a complete of 295, Hope and Rutherford helped the Windies overcome some early wickets and the latter scored his fifth-successive fifty-plus rating and what turned out to be his maiden ODI ton.
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