Wanindu Hasaranga lands himself in trouble, bags ban for 2 matches

Wanindu Hasaranga has bagged a huge penalty for his actions during the T20I against Afghanistan. When seven runs were needed in the last three balls, a waist-high full toss was not called a no-ball from the on-field umpire. After the match, Hasaranga expressed his disappointment regarding the same and criticised the umpire with harsh words.

For his actions, Hasaranga has been banned from playing two matches for Sri Lanka. Additionally, he is handed a fine of 50 per cent of match fees and three demerit points. Hasaranga claimed the umpire to be unfit for his job and added that he must be working elsewhere. It was a bit overboard and deservedly got punished by the Apex Board. It was a level two breach of the code of conduct.

A statement from the Apex Board confirmed of the punishment for the star cricketer. “Hasaranga was found guilty of breaching article 2.13 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to Personal abuse of a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire or Match Referee during an International Match,” the statement of the Apex board read.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz was fined as well

At the same time, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was also found guilty at level one of the code of conduct. Hence, he was punished with a 15 per cent match fee for his act. In its statement, the Apex Board concluded that both the players accepted their mistakes. The act of the players did not go well with the fans who took to express their anger on the issue. Since then, there has been a discussion among the fans regarding the act of the former RCB player.

“Both players admitted to the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. Consequently, formal hearings were deemed unnecessary. The charges were brought forth by on-field umpires Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri, third umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge, and fourth umpire Ranmore Martinez,” added the Apex Board in their statement on Hasaranga and Gurbaz.