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Jayden Seales was fined for hitting Yashasvi Jaiswal for hitting the shot portion attempting a tally retired (Images via PTI & AP)
West Indies pacer Jayden Seales has been fined 25 per cent of his lucifer interest and fixed 1 demerit constituent for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening time of the 2nd Test against India astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The incidental took spot connected Friday successful the 29th implicit of India’s archetypal innings erstwhile Seales, aft fielding the shot connected his follow-through, threw it astatine batter Yashasvi Jaiswal and deed him connected the pads.
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An ICC connection confirmed, “Seales was recovered to person breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ‘throwing a shot (or immoderate different point of cricket equipment) astatine oregon adjacent a subordinate successful an inappropriate and/or unsafe mode during an International Match’.” The governing assemblage further added, “In summation to this, 1 demerit constituent has been added to Seales’ disciplinary record, taking his full demerit points to 2 successful a 24-month period.” His erstwhile demerit constituent was recorded during a Test lucifer against Bangladesh successful December 2024. Seales contested the authorisation projected by lucifer referee Andy Pycroft, which led to a ceremonial hearing. According to the ICC, “Seales contested that helium was attempting a tally out.
But the Match Referee, who referred to replay clips showing the incidental from antithetic angles, concluded that the propulsion was unnecessary and inappropriate, hitting the batter connected the pads erstwhile helium was wrong the crease.” The complaint was laid by on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Paul Reiffel, 3rd umpire Alex Wharf, and 4th umpire K.N. Ananthapadmanabhan. The ICC noted that “Level 1 breaches transportation a minimum punishment of an authoritative reprimand, a maximum punishment of 50 per cent of a player’s lucifer fee, and 1 oregon 2 demerit points.”
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The incidental occurred during a ascendant commencement to India’s innings, with Jaiswal astatine the crease aft his fluent treble period successful the archetypal Test astatine Ahmedabad. While the propulsion did not origin injury, the lucifer referee ruled it to beryllium “inappropriate conduct” nether the game’s disciplinary code.
