Afghanistan’s right-handed batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been charged with the breach of Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Following, Gurbaz was handed an official reprimand from the International Cricket Council as the batter slammed his bat and on the boundary rope and a chair after his dismissal by Hashmatullah Shahidi. The slamming of the bat on the rope and chair by him led to the violation of Article 2.2 which is related to ‘abuse of cricket equipment and clothing, ground equipments or fixtures and fittings during an international match’.
Reason for such vexation
Though Afghanistan opened its win account by registering a 69-run margin victory against last time World Cup champions England, the Afghans could not smash a century. It was Rahmanullah Gurbaz who scored 80 runs off 57 balls and set the team to a flying start. With being the opener, he significantly contributed to 284 runs which Afghanistan chased in the first innings.
However, a bad luck for Gurbaz at the 19th over of the first innings, as the batter in action was caught by England’s Hashmatullah Shahidi. Gurbaz couldn’t hold the vision on the ball delivered by Shahidi and was late to bat. Though after batting, he wasn’t able to be back on time and a direct hit by David Willey on the stumps resulted in Gurbaz’s wicket turning it in run-out.
Additional disadvantages
In addition to being reprimanded, a point of demerit has also been added to Gurbaz’s disciplinary record. It is said that when a cricketer reaches four or more demerit points in a period of 24 months, the cricketer is likely to face a ban. Level 1 carries a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and the maximum being a penalty of 50% of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points. Gurbaz pleaded guilty of the offence and admitted the charges proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees.
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