West Indies batsmen Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford have been reprimanded by ICC in the second T20 played against India in Ranchi. Both the players have also been given one demerit point each. According to the ICC, Powell broke a rule by hitting the ball away from his bat after being dismissed, while Rutherford expressed his displeasure at the umpire’s decision not to give a wide. Both players have confessed to their crimes. Rovman Powell was accused of violating Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct by hitting the ball away from the bat after being dismissed. This rule deals with the misuse of cricket equipment, clothing, ground equipment or other facilities during an international match. Indian bowler Mayank Yadav dismissed Powell in the sixth over of the West Indies innings. While returning to the pavilion, Powell hit the ball away with his bat. The ICC considered this behavior a breach of the code of conduct and gave him one demerit point along with an official reprimand. Rutherford expressed his displeasure at not getting a wide. Sherfane Rutherford was found guilty of violating Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct. This rule pertains to expressing disagreement over the umpire’s decision in an international match. The matter is of the 13th over of West Indies’ innings. The umpire did not give the ball wide, which angered Rutherford. He expressed his displeasure aggressively in front of the umpire. Four officials had made allegations. The allegations against both the players were made by on-field umpires Jayaraman Madangopal and Rohan Pandit, third umpire Nitin Menon and fourth umpire Virendra Sharma. India leads 2-1 in the series. India is leading 2-1 in the 5-match series. The team won the first match against West Indies by 8 wickets and the third match by 14 runs. In the second match, West Indies won by 6 wickets thanks to the century of captain Shai Hope. —————————————————— Also read this sports news… Abhishek Sharma scored the fastest 2000 T-20 runs: Surya’s equal in hitting most sixes in a year; Tilak’s 50 catches helped India defeat West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20 match. In the match played in Indore, Abhishek Sharma became the fastest player to score 2 thousand runs in T-20 International. Abhishek also equaled Suryakumar Yadav in hitting the most sixes in a year. Tilak Verma became the fifth Indian player to complete 50 catches in T-20. full news
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