Ibrahim Zadran breaches ICC Code of conduct and has been fined as well as handed a demerit point for the same.
Ibrahim Zadran fined, handed demerit point for breaching code of conduct.
When Afghanistan’s batsman Ibrahim Zadran violated the ICC’s code of conduct during their third ODI against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on October 14, he was given a demerit point and fined 15% of his match fee.
After being dismissed for 95 off 111 balls, Zadran struck an object close to the dressing room with his bat during the 37th over of Afghanistan’s innings. Zadran was fired for the second time in a row in the 1990s. He was out for 95 in the second ODI as well.
This meant a breach of Article 2.2 of the ICC code of conduct for players and player support personnel, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match”.
There was no need for a formal hearing because Zadran acknowledged the violation and agreed to the punishment suggested by match referee Graeme Labrooy.
In a 24-month span, this was Zadran’s first infraction. A player is banned after accruing four or more demerit points in a 24-month period, which are then converted to suspension points. A player who receives two suspension points will be barred from one Test match, two ODIs, or two T20Is, whichever comes first.
Afghanistan swept Bangladesh 3-0 in the ODI series, mostly thanks to Zadran’s innings.