Why did Shoriful Islam celebrate in a furious manner? Watch!
Bangladesh left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching Level 1 of the governing body’s Code of Conduct in the third T20I of the series against Australia last Friday (August 6).
The ICC found Shoriful to be in breach of Article 2.5 of its well established Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.
The article prohibits a cricketer from “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”
Shoriful additionally received a demerit point, which will now count in his disciplinary record. It was the pacer’s first such offence in a period spanning 24 months.
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Shoriful Islam had a real go at Mitchell Marsh after getting the in-form all-rounder’s wicket.
But why did Shoriful Islam reacted angrily?
The incident when Shoriful Islam breached the ICC Code Of Conduct is from the first ball of the 18th over.
As the game hung in a balance with Australia requiring another 34 runs off 18 balls for victory, Shoriful ran into bowl to the visitors’ in-form batsman Mitchell Marsh.
Delivering a slower bowl that gripped on the spin-friendly track in Dhaka, the 20-year-old fast bowler got Marsh out miscuing an attempted lofted stroke into the hands of the long-on fieldsman.
Having dealt the opposition a telling blow, the youngster immediately started celebrating. But he let his emotions get the better of him and yelled and shouted at the dejected-looking Marsh.
Marsh, though, was not completely innocent in the matter as he had jeered up the bowler with a few words earlier in the over.
But Shoriful Islam was still the more culpable of the two. The ICC mentioned in their statement that he “celebrated excessively in close proximity to the batter, which could have provoked an aggressive response from Marsh.”
Later, the bowler “admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Neeyamur Rashid of the Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.”
The charge of inappropriate behaviour was levelled against Shoriful by Sharfuddoula Saikat and Gazi Sohel, the two on-field umpires, and off-field officials Masudur Rahman and Tanvir Ahmed.
In Level 1 breaches, a player is liable for a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum one of 50% cut in his/her match fees and one or two demerit points.