The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Thursday, fined Indian batsman Virat Kohli 50 per cent of his match fee after found him guilty of breaching its Code of Conduct during the second day’s play in the Sydney Test.
Kohli was charged with a Level 2 offence under article 2.2.8 of the code which relates to “Using language or gesture(s) that is seriously obscene, seriously offensive or of a seriously insulting nature to another Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other third person during an International Match”.
“Kohli pleaded guilty to the charge and apologised for his action. As such, under the provisions of the code, I determined the matter as there was no requirement for a full hearing,” said Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.
The charge was brought by on-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Ian Gould, both from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, third umpire Bruce Oxenford from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires, and fourth umpire Gerard Abood.
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