ICC suspends star bowler but it’s good news for former IPL champions.Here’s How | Cricket News
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All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is likely to feature in the first few games of the Indian Premier League for Sunrisers Hyderabad, although he made his return on Tuesday but has been sidelined for the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh. ICC ban. Hasaranga, who retired from Tests in August last year, has been included in Sri Lanka’s 17-man squad for the two-Test series against Bangladesh on Friday. But the ICC informed that the 26-year-old “violated the eight-point threshold and those deductions have been converted into a four-point suspension under Article 7.6 of the Code” in his latest offense during the third ODI. .
“Hasaranga was found guilty of breaching Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ‘dissent to a referee’s decision during an international match’,” the ICC said on its website.
The ICC said the incident took place in the 37th over when the right-arm spinner “snatched his cap” from an on-field umpire and “taunted” the umpire during the match.
“He was fined 50 per cent and deducted three penalty points for the breach. This brings his total penalty points over the 24 months to eight points,” the ICC said.
Hasaranga has already been deducted five points, three of which came in the third T20I against Afghanistan at Dambulla last month. He was also banned twice against Bangladesh.
“Now, with the addition of the latest demerit points, he has crossed the eight-point threshold, which has been converted into a four-point suspension under Article 7.6 of the Code,” the ICC said.
“Four ban points equate to a ban from playing two Tests or four ODIs or T20Is, whichever happens first, and Hasaranga will miss both ICC World Test Championship Tests against Bangladesh as a result,” the governing body added.
At the same time, the ICC also fined Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis 50% of the match fee and deducted 3 points for “insulting the referee while shaking hands with the referee”.
“This breached Article 2.13 of the Code, which relates to ‘physical abuse of players, player support staff, referees or match referees during international matches’.” It was Mendis’ first offense in 24 months ,” the ICC said.
Both players admitted their guilt and accepted the sanctions imposed by Andy Pycroft.
The first Test will be played in Sylhet from March 22 to 26 and the second match will be played in Chittagong from March 30 to April 3.
Hasaranga was roped in by SRH at a base price of Rs 15 crore.
As per the announced schedule for the first two weeks of the IPL, SRH will face Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on March 23. They will travel to Hyderabad to face Mumbai Indians on March 27 before traveling to Ahmedabad to take on Gujarat Titans on March 31.
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