After Sanju Samson, Ravichandran Ashwin also fined, action taken on violation of IPL code of conduct
Chennai. Rajasthan Royals off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Thursday fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League’s code of conduct during their match against Chennai Super Kings here. Ashwin was fined for breaching Rule 2.7 of the IPL Code of Conduct during the match. His team won the match by three runs on Wednesday night. “Under Rule 2.7 of the EPL Code of Conduct, Ashwin admitted a Level 1 offence,” the IPL said in a statement.
The decision of the match referee for a Level 1 breach of the Code of Conduct is final and binding.” Inappropriate remarks in relation to incident involving or incident involving any player, team official, match official.
After the match, Ashwin had said that he was surprised by the decision of the umpires to change the ball on their own due to dew in Chepauk on Wednesday and there should be consistency while taking such decisions. Heavy dew forced the umpires to intervene and change the ball during the Super Kings’ chase at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, leaving Ashwin “surprised” after taking two for 25 in the match. Ashwin said that he has never seen the umpires changing the ball when there was too much dew. He said in the press conference after the match, “It was surprising that the umpires changed the ball on their own due to dew. This had never happened before and I was surprised. To be honest, I am a bit surprised by some of the on-field decisions this time in the IPL.
Ashwin, who was elected man of the match, said, “I mean to say that I am surprised because it can have good or bad results. That’s why I think you need to balance a bit. ”””’ He said, ” Our team was bowling and we didn’t ask to change the ball. But the umpires changed the ball at their own will. I asked the umpire and he said that we (umpires) can do that.” Ashwin said,” So I hope they can change it whenever there is dew. You can do whatever you want but you need to set a standard.
