Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka has been fined 10 per cent of his match
fee and Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez has been reprimanded for Level 1
breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during their teams' Twenty20
International at Abu Dhabi on Friday.In separate incidents, both players were found to have breached Article
2.1.3 of the code which relates to "showing dissent at an umpire's
decision".After play concluded, the players admitted the offences and accepted the
proposed sanctions offered to them by Andy Pycroft of the Emirates
Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. As such, there was no need for formal
hearings. The charges had been laid by on-field umpires Ahsan Raza and
Zameer Haider.In both cases, the charges related incidents that took place when they
were out lbw. Both players showed the bat towards the umpire in displays
of dissent"Accepting an umpire's decision is an essential feature of cricket and part of the game's unique spirit," said Mr Pycroft."These players' behaviour was not acceptable in any form of cricket and
they must take responsibility for what they do. Chandimal has been fined
10 per cent of his match fee while Hafeez has received an official
reprimand. The difference in penalty is due to the degree of dissent
displayed," he said.All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of a reprimand up to a fine equivalent to 50 per cent of a player's match fee
