Nicholas Pooran Fined 15% Match Fee For Criticising Umpires

WI vs IND 2nd T20I News

West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran, the hero of their two-wicket victory over India in the second T20 International, has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for publicly criticizing the umpires during the match in Guyana.

Pooran’s was a Level 1 offense and he was found to have breached Article 2.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for players and player support personnel, which relates to “public criticism about an incident
occurring in an international match”. Pooran admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction of a reprimand that was proposed by match referee, Richie Richardson, and as such there was no need for a formal hearing. Level 1 breaches 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.

Chasing 153, the West Indies rode Pooran’s 40-ball 67 to win the match with seven balls to spare to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. In addition to this, one demerit point has also been added to Pooran’s
disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offense in 24 months. Pooran criticized the umpires for having to use up a player review for a decision that he thought was not out. On-field umpires Leslie Reifer and Nigel Duguid, third umpire Gregory Brathwaite and fourth official Patrick Gustard leveled the charges. Level 1 breaches 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.