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Follow UsIn wake of Afghanistan’s loss in the second T20I against Bangladesh on Sunday (July 16), the team’s head coach Jonathan Trott and all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai have been fined 15 percent of their respective match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the contest.
Trott was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during an International Match.”
The incident is believed to have occurred during the rain disruption, when the on-field umpires were conducting an inspection. An official release from ICC claimed that Trott “showed obvious displeasure towards the umpires’ decision when he was told that there would be a further delay instead of play being resumed.”
Omarzai, meanwhile, was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”
According to ICC, the incident “occurred in the 15th over of Bangladesh's innings when, after dismissing Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy, Omarzai moved towards the outgoing batter, showing him an inappropriate send-off in close proximity.”
One demerit point has been added to both Trott and Omarzai’s disciplinary records, who are both on their first offence in a 24-month period.
The pair admitted to their respective offences and accepted the sanction proposed by Neeyamur Rashid of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat and Tanvir Ahmed, third umpire Masudur Rahman and fourth official Gazi Sohel levelled the charges.
After getting comprehensively beaten in the ODI series, Bangladesh bounced back in the shortest format to sweep the T20Is 2-0. The Tigers won the rain-shortened second T20I on Sunday, chasing 119 in 16.1 overs for the loss of just four wickets.
