MS Dhoni Reprimanded by ICC for Protesting Ravindra Jadeja Fine
MS Dhoni had called the ICC decision to fine Ravindra Jadeja 50 per cent of his match hurtful. A day after, the ICC came down heavily on the Indian captain for his comments.
A day after slamming the ICC's decision to fine Ravindra Jadeja 50 per cent of his match fee, India skipper MS Dhoni came under fire from cricket's world governing body.
Dhoni had on Friday, termed the call to fine Jadeja over his brawl with James Anderson at Trent Bridge as hurtful and negligent before revealing his account of what had transpired as the players left for lunch on the second day of the opening Test.
The ICC, which is now headed by former BCCI strongman and Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings boss, N Srinivasan, took a dim view of the wicketkeeper batsman's comments and issued a stern statement as the third Test between England and India got underway at Southampton.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: "England captain Alastair Cook and, more recently, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni have made public comments relating to the alleged incident that took place during the first Test at Trent Bridge, the latter of which is critical of and undermines the ICC disciplinary process.
"The ICC would also like to reiterate its full support of the process followed and respect for the decision made by David Boon. ICC Code of Conduct hearings of this nature are, generally speaking, difficult processes to work through, with detailed legal submissions, witness statements and oral witness testimony. We are satisfied that Mr Boon carefully and comprehensively considered the evidence and submissions presented to him at the hearing, which included conflicting evidence from both sides, prior to making his decision.
"In legal matters such as this, the ICC takes extremely seriously its duty as administrators of the game. Therefore, I request all stakeholders to respect the process which remains ongoing and remind them of their duties to the integrity of the process and the sport so that we can focus on the game of cricket itself."
England skipper Alastair Cook also received a rebuke after expressing his frustrations over India's tactics in dealing with the Jadeja - Anderson tussle.
Dhoni, on the eve of the ongoing Test match at the Rose Bowl had lashed out at what he saw as clear injustice meted out to his teammate.
The World-Cup winning India skipper defended Jadeja and said he had not shown any signs of aggression: "I don't think there was even a bit of aggression in that and that's the reason I'm very hurt by the verdict given."