da leao： Harbhajan Singh, has been fined 25% of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI against South Africa
Cricinfo staff17-Nov-2005
Harbhajan Singh always exuberant after claiming a wicket, went little too far in the first ODI © Getty Images
Harbhajan Singh, has been fined 25% of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI against South Africa.Harbhajan pleaded guilty to the offence to Jeff Crowe, the ICC Match Referee, in a hearing after play concluded at Hyderabad on November 16. He was found to have breached the ICC Code which relates to `Pointing or gesturing towards the pavilion in an aggressive manner by a bowler upon the dismissal of a batsman.’ The batsmen in question was Ashwell Prince, who made a fine 46 during South Africa’s run-chase.Crowe confirmed that the bowler had apologised immediately: “… Harbhajan apologised for his actions to the umpires immediately and later to the batsman, he has now indicated that this type of violation will not be repeated.”All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50% of a player’s match fee. The charge was brought by Umpires Daryl Harper, Hariharan Krishna, Ivaturi Sivaram and Aloke Bhattacharjee. Crowe reached his conclusion after a hearing attended by Harbhajan, M Baladitya – the media manager – and the umpires.