Gerald Coetzee fined by ICC: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reprimanded South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee for disagreeing with the umpire’s decision during the fourth T20 international against India in Johannesburg. The incident occurred when Coetzee made comments to the umpire after a ball was declared “open”. Note that Coetzee is known in the cricket world for his angry demeanor. His way of celebrating after taking a wicket is also very angry.
During the fourth T20 International between South Africa and India, Gerald Coetzee was found to have breached ICC Code of Conduct 2.8 for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “dissenting from the decision of an umpire during an international match.” “. In this case, the South African player was reprimanded and a demerit point was added to his disciplinary record.
Scott Edwards, Sufyan Mehmood and Gerald Coetzee were found guilty of violating the ICC Code of Conduct.
— ICC (@ICC) November 19, 2024
In addition to Gerald, Scott Edwards of the Netherlands and Sufyan Mahmood of Oman have been reprimanded under various sections of the ICC Code of Conduct.
Gerald Coetzee pleads guilty…
The ICC said in a press release that Coetzee had admitted his crime. Andy Pycroft of the Emirates ICC Elite Match Referees Panel punished the player in this case. Earlier, on-field umpires Allahuddin Palekar and Stephen Harris, third umpire Lubabalo Gakuma and fourth umpire Arno Jacobs made allegations against the bowler.
The minimum penalty for a Level 1 offense is an official caution, the maximum penalty is 50 per cent of the player’s match fee and one or two demerit points. When a player receives four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted to suspension points and the player is banned. Two suspension points are equivalent to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20 Internationals.
It must be noted that in the fourth match, batting first, with the help of centuries from Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma, India posted a brilliant score of 283/1 and dismissed South Africa. In this way, the Indian team scored 148 runs and recorded their biggest win in terms of runs. The away team won the match by 135 runs and won the four-match series 3-1.
