Does ICC sadden India?
india penalized?
The
international Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Team
india on their
victory in the Centurion Test. In the first Test against South Africa, all
indian players were given a 20 percent cut in match fees due to their slow over-rate. It also imposed a one-point cut in the World Test
championship points table. Umpires Marius Erasmus, Adrian Holdstock, Allahuddin Palekar, and Bongani Jile complained to the ICC that Team
india bowled too slowly in the first Test. Examining this, the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees Andrew Pycroft concluded that the
indian team was bowling very slowly.
With this, Team
india bowled less than one over as per Article 16.11 of the ICC Men's World Test
championship Playing Conditions. This would be a one-point cut in the account of Team
india, currently ranked fourth in the World Test
championship with 53 points. The Centurion's
victory in the Test match added 12 points to India's tally in the World Test Championship. Also, according to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, all Team
india players are fined 20 percent for slow over-rate.
The ICC has said that
india captain
virat kohli has also agreed to the slow over-rate. Therefore, there is no need for an inquiry into this and hence the fine was imposed.Australia currently tops the World Test
championship points table. So far,
australia has won all its matches and is 100 percent successful.
sri lanka is in second place after that.
pakistan is in third place with a 75%
success rate. TeamIndia is in fourth place with a 63%
success rate. The
indian team has won four of the seven Test matches they have played so far in the World Test Championship. Two matches were drawn and one was lost.