HYDERABAD, India: India’s pacer Jasprit Bumrah was admonished by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday for “inappropriate physical contact” with England’s Ollie Pope during the home team’s 28-run Test defeat this weekend.
The incident took place during England’s second innings when pacer Jasprit Bumrah, after bowling and completing his follow-through, “deliberately stepped in Ollie Pope’s way as the batter went for a run, leading to inappropriate physical contact”, said the ICC in a statement.
Ollie Pope’s match-winning 196 led to India face only its fourth loss in their last 47 Tests at home since 2013 — but the hosts still remain favourites in the five-match Test series after losing the first one.
Jasprit Bumrah had been punished for breaching the ICC code and had “admitted the offence and accepted the sanction” with one demerit point added to his disciplinary record, the ICC said.
The cricket’s apex body code relates to “inappropriate physical contact” with a player, umpire, spectator or any other person during a match. These violations 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.
Bumrah, who finished the match with six wickets, is considered one of the few all-format new ball bowlers in the modern game.
The rare Test defeat at hone came as a shock for Rohit Sharma’s team, which led for much of the first three days.
