The Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been rebuked for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match against England.
ICC issues warning to Gurbaz for Code of Conduct breach
Afghanistan was scheduled to play against England in the World Cup on October 15 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. It was one of the greatest victories for Afghanistan where they won by 69 runs.
Winning the toss, England chose to bowl where Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim opened the innings while Chris Woakes opened the bowling attack. The opener Gurbaz was impressive with his knock of 80 runs on 57 deliveries. Other batters were sent out with a regular Interval. With Ikram’s 58 runs, he helped the side score 284 runs. Afghanistan lost all 10 wickets on the last over of their innings.
With the target of 285, Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan opened the innings while Mujeeb Ur Rahman opened the bowling attack. Dawid Malan scored 32 runs and was sent out by Nabi. Harry Brook was impressive as he scored 66 runs on 61 deliveries. Other batters were sent out at regular intervals.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman was named the Player of the Match where he dismissed three wickets and helped the side to victory. He also scored 28 runs on 16 balls. By the end, England scored 215 runs losing all wickets in the 41st over.
But there is news that Rahmanullah Gurbaz was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match.”
The Incident happened during the 19th over in the Afghanistan innings, where Gurbaz was dismissed on a run-out scoring 80 runs. Gurbaz slammed his bat on the boundary rope and chair while leaving the field.
Gurbaz admitted the offense and accepted the penalty proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, with one demerit point added to the player’s disciplinary record which is the first offense in a 24-month period.
According to the conduct, if a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and the player will be banned.
Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 percent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.
Afghanistan will be facing New Zealand on October 18 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
