ICC action against Jadeja who broke the rules..!? Ball Tampering..?

Sowmiya Sriram
ICC action against Jadeja who broke the rules..!? Ball Tampering..?

The ICC fined ravindra jadeja 25 percent of the match wages for rubbing painkillers on his fingers without the permission of the umpires in the first Test against Australia. The Australian team won the toss and batted first for just 177 runs in the first Test between india and australia in Nagpur. Jadeja, who bowled tremendously, took a maximum of 5 wickets and Ashwin 3 wickets. Jadeja, who came back from the injury, bowled tremendously and took 5 wickets.
After this, the indian team, who played the first innings, scored 400 runs in the first innings with Rohit Sharma's great century (120) and Jadeja's (70), and Axar Patel's (84) in the fifties. On behalf of the Australian team, the debutant spinner Todd Murphy was amazing by taking 7 wickets.Trailing by 223 runs, the Australian team, who played the 2nd innings, were all out for just 91 runs, and india, who won by innings and 132 runs, lead the series 1-0.
When australia batted in the first innings of this match, Jadeja, who bowled the 46th over of the innings, hit Siraj on the finger. He bought it and applied a cream. Jadeja, a left-arm spinner, rubbed the cream on his left index finger, his bowling hand. As the video went viral, the Australian media claimed that the cream had been rubbed on the ball to tamper with it. The Aussie media has a knack for spreading such rumors. This is not a new thing for them. But the indian team and bcci clarified that Jadeja applied the pain reliever and did not tamper with the ball. However, the ICC has fined Jadeja 25 percent of his match wages as it is an offense under ICC Rule 2.20 to rub the anointing on the field without the permission of the on-field umpires.
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