New Delhi. The ICC has imposed a fine of 25 percent against Indian cricket team player Ravindra Jadeja. The ICC has considered Jadeja guilty of a Level 1 breach of the Code of Conduct. It is alleged that he had applied cream on his left index finger during a Test match in Nagpur without the permission of the umpire. He applied this cream to reduce the swelling in his finger, but according to ICC rules, any player has to get the permission of the umpire for this, but he did not do so, seeing that the ICC gave him a level one. Pleading guilty, he was fined 25 per cent. On the other hand, Jadeja has also accepted his mistake without giving much clarification.
Let us tell you that a video had also come to light on social media in the past, in which Jadeja was seen taking cream from his fellow player Siraj and applying it on his fingers. By making this video an issue, the Australian media accused Jadeja of ball-tapping. The captain of the England cricket team also took a dig at Jadeja by sharing this video, but he did not get too caught up in the controversy and said in his clarification that actually his fingers were swollen, to get rid of which he used this cream. Was planted
Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against Australia in Nagpur: ICC
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On the other hand, even in the preliminary investigation, no evidence of ball-tapping by Jadeja has been found, but there was a stir in the Australian media, on which Team India also shared its reaction in the past and said that without thinking about this serious matter. Do not give too much weight, but the Australian team did not understand this. Later, after the clarification presented by Jadeja and the reaction of Team India, the whole situation has become clear. At the same time, the ICC has also not found any evidence against Jadeja regarding ball tapering in its investigation, but he has been fined for applying cream on his hands without the umpire’s permission.
On the other hand, if we talk about the performance of both the teams in the Nagpur match, then Team India defeated Australia by 132 runs. Apart from this, Ashwin and Jadeja have taken five wickets each while bowling for India. On the other hand, Ashwin has taken five wickets 31 times in Test matches. By doing this he has equaled Anil Kumble. However, now how is the performance of Team India in the test match in the coming days. Everyone’s eyes will be fixed on this.