Jasprit Bumrah has been handed demerit points for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Jasprit Bumrah has been handed an official reprimand for a level 1 breach of the ICC code of conduct with a demerit point on Day 4 of the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad for deliberately stepping in Ollie Pope’s way.

Bumrah was found to have breached Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ‘inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person (including a spectator during an International Match’," the ICC stated.


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