Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan has been handed an official reprimand by the ICC for throwing his bat on the bottom in frustration after teammate Karim Janat refused a run throughout their T20 World Cup Tremendous 8 conflict in opposition to Bangladesh.
The incident occurred within the final over of Afghanistan’s innings, when Rashid misplaced his cool after Janat refused a second run on a shot performed by the skipper.
“Rashid was discovered to have breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Gamers and Participant Assist Personnel, which pertains to throwing a ball (or every other merchandise of cricket gear) at or close to a participant in an inappropriate and/or harmful method throughout a global match,” the ICC mentioned in a launch.
“Along with this, one demerit level has been added to Rashid’s disciplinary file, for whom it was the primary offence in a 24-month interval.” Rashid admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Richie Richardson of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, so there was no want for a proper listening to.
On-field umpires Nitin Menon and Langton Rusere, third umpire Adrian Holdstock and fourth umpire Ahsan Raza levelled the cost.
Degree 1 breaches carry a minimal penalty of an official reprimand, a most penalty of fifty per cent of a participant’s match payment, and one or two demerit factors.
Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by eight runs by way of DLS within the rain-hit match to qualify for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup, their first in any ICC occasion.
Afghanistan will face South Africa within the first semifinal in Tarouba, Trinidad.