All the Team India players have been fined INR 4.8 Lakh after the 1st ODI against Bangladesh on Sunday, the ICC announced.
The penalisation on the Indian players comes because they have been found guilty of a slow-over rate in the first ODI in Dhaka, which the hosts Bangladesh won by only 1 wicket in a low-scoring thriller.
Indian players were fined 80 per cent of their match fees
“India were ruled to be four overs short of their target by Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees,” the ICC said in a statement released on Monday.
The ODI match fee of Indian players is INR 6 Lakh per ODI, therefore they will cop a fine of INR 4.8 lakh, which is 80 per cent of their match fees.
How much fine is levied for every over a team is found behind in ODI cricket?
In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over they fall short after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma pled guilty to this offence and has accepted this charge without appeal after on-field umpires Michael Gough and Tanvir Ahmed, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Gazi Sohel levelled the charge. So there is no need for a formal hearing.
NOTE: Subjective intent on behalf of the fielding team, or any member thereof, to waste time is not required. It is sufficient to establish that the Minimum Over Rate was not met. To avoid liability under this offence the fielding team would need to establish, on the balance of probabilities, that the shortfall was due to factors beyond their control and that the time allowances permitted by the Match Officials in calculating the required over rate were not sufficient. The presence or absence of subjective intent and the extent of the shortfall shall be relevant in relation to the issue of penalty.
The second ODI will be played at the same venue, Dhaka, on Wednesday while the third and last ODI is scheduled for Saturday in Chattogram before the two sides compete in a 2-Test series that is part of the World Test Championship.
