Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal has been officially reprimanded after being
found guilty of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct during the opening
day's play in the second and last cricket Test against the West Indies
in Mirpur.Tamim was charged with a Level 1 offence under article 2.1.4 of the code
which relates to, "Using language or a gesture that is obscene,
offensive or insulting during an international match Tamim pleaded guilty to the charge and as such, under the provisions of
the code, the matter was determined by Andy Pycroft of the Emirates
Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and so there was no requirement for a
full hearing.The charge related to an incident in the 85th over when Tamim Iqbal was
heard using offensive language against West Indies batsman Marlon
Samuels who had walked into bat at the fall of Kemar Roach's wicket.The charge was brought by on-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena of the
Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Nigel Llong from the Emirates
International Panel of ICC Umpires, and third umpire Nadir Shah.Explaining his decision, Mr Pycroft said: "Tamim's behaviour against
Marlon Samuels was completely unacceptable and that too after I had
reminded him of his responsibility in the lead up to the second Test."Penalties for offences included in Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct
can range from an official reprimand up to 50 per cent of the player's
match fee
