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 Nottingham,
July 31: Indian paceman S Sreesanth has been fined 50 per cent
of his match fee for breaching an ICC Code of Conduct by
deliberately barging past England captain Michael Vaughan on the
fourth day of their second cricket Test at Trent Bridge.
Sreesanth, charged after shouldering Vaughan
during the first session yesterday, pleaded guilty to a Level 2
offence in a hearing convened by match referee Ranjan Madugalle
after stumps were drawn.
The bowler accepted he breached Clause 2.4 of
the ICC Code of Conduct which relates to "inappropriate and
deliberate physical contact between players in the course of
play." India manager Chandu Borde and captain Rahul Dravid also
attended the hearing where video evidence was used to establish
the charges.
Madugalle said: "Cricket is a non-contact
sport and any deviation from that fact is completely
unacceptable, a point I made to Sreesanth in handing down my
verdict. "I have no problem with players being combative on the
field but there is a line they cannot cross and Sreesanth
crossed that line when he barged past Michael Vaughan, a
collision he had every opportunity to avoid.
"I am pleased that Sreesanth accepted he was
in the wrong by pleading guilty and that he apologised for his
actions and I hope he learns from his mistake here." The charges
were brought by on-field umpires Simon Taufel and Ian Howell,
third umpire Nigel Llong and fourth official Neil Mallender and
all four umpires attended the hearing. (Agencies)
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