India, England docked 1 WTC point each, 40% of match for slow over rate in first Test at Nottingham
Chris
Broad
of
the
ICC
Elite
Panel
of
Match
Referees
imposed
the
sanctions
after
both
sides
were
ruled
to
be
two
overs
short
of
their
targets
after
time
allowances
were
taken
into
consideration.
In
accordance
with
Article
2.22
of
the
ICC
Code
of
Conduct
for
Players
and
Player
Support
Personnel,
which
relates
to
minimum
over-rate
offences,
players
are
fined
20
per
cent
of
their
match
fees
for
every
over
their
side
fails
to
bowl
in
the
allotted
time.
In
addition,
as
per
Article
16.11.2
of
the
ICC
World
Test
Championship
playing
conditions,
a
side
is
penalised
one
point
for
each
over
short.
Captains
Joe
Root
and
Virat
Kohli
pleaded
guilty
and
accepted
the
proposed
sanctions,
so
there
was
no
need
for
formal
hearings.
On-field
umpires
Michael
Gough
and
Richard
Kettleborough,
third
umpire
Richard
Illingworth
and
fourth
umpire
David
Millns
leveled
the
charges.
The
first
Test
between
India
and
England
ended
in
a
draw
after
rain
played
spoilsport
on
the
final
day
of
the
Test.
The
visitors
looked
set
for
victory,
needing
157
runs
to
win
on
the
final
day,
with
nine
wickets
in
hand,
but
the
weather
gods
had
something
else
in
mind.
England
and
India
will
now
lock
horns
in
the
second
Test
beginning
Thursday
at
the
Lord’s
Cricket
Ground.
The
first
Test
between
India
and
England
might
have
ended
in
a
draw
after
rain
played
spoilsport
on
the
final
day
of
the
match,
but
it
is
fair
to
say
that
the
visitors
hold
the
upper
hand
going
into
the
second
match
of
the
series,
beginning
on
Thursday
(August
11)
at
the
Lord’s
Cricket
Ground.
