CAPE TOWN: Australia opener David Warner (pictured) has been fined 15 percent match fee from the second Test for suggesting South African AB de Villiers used his wicketkeeper’s gloves to rough up one side of the ball in the Port Elizabeth match.
Warner breached an article of the Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to “public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an international match or any player...” the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.
There was no need for a formal hearing as Warner, who made the allegation in a radio interview, accepted the sanction from match referee Roshan Mahanama said.
“It was disrespectful for David to publicly denigrate an opponent when commenting on a match-related incident, and imply that a South African player was engaging in sharp practice. I’m sure David will be careful when making public comments in future,” Mahanama said.
The third and final test starts in Cape Town on Saturday with the series level at 1-1.
Meanwhile, former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has pleaded guilty to not reporting an approach by a bookmaker while playing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) last year.
The 35-year-old Vincent is one of three former New Zealand cricketers under investigation by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for alleged match-fixing.
Vincent, who retired from all cricket last year, had failed to report the approach to the ICC while playing for the Khulna Royal Bengals in the domestic Twenty20 competition in January last year.“I confirm I rejected this approach at the time,” Vincent said in a statement carried by New Zealand media yesterday.
AFP
