Harmanpreet Kaur suspended for 2 matches for outburst during IND vs BAN 3rd ODI

Indian womenrsquos cricket team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was handed a twomatch suspension by the International Cricket Council ICC on Tuesday for her boorish behaviour during the third ODI against BangladeshHarmanpreet was penalised for her outburst in Dhaka last week when she smashed the stumps after being adjudged leg before and publicly criticised the match officialsHarmanpreet Kaur has been suspended for the next two international matches following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct said the ICC in a statementThe suspension could see Harmanpreet missing two crucial games of Indias campaign at the Asian Games in SeptemberOctober in Hangzhou ChinaHarmanrpreet was adjudged leg before off a Nahida Akter delivery while trying to sweep but she claimed that she got a bottom edge and in a fit of rage shattered the stumps before walking back to the pavilionLater at the post match presentation ceremony she termed the level of umpiring as pathetic and also sarcastically mentioned the umpires also should be called to join the teams for the trophy handingover ceremonyHer rude behaviour resulted in Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana walking away with her team and urging her Indian counterpart to learn some mannersAlso Read Unacceptable to the KaurHarmanpreet was also fined 50 per cent of her match fee for expressing dissent at an umpires decision a Level 2 offence and 25 per cent match fee for openly criticising the umpire which is a Level 1 offenceKaur was fined 50 per cent of her match fee for the Level 2 offence and received three demerit points on her disciplinary recordShe was found guilty of breaching article 28 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to ldquoshowing dissent at an umpires decision the statement readThe Indian captain admitted the offences and agreed to the sanctions proposed by Akhtar Ahmed of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees Hence there was no need for a formal hearing and the penalties were implemented promptlyA Level 2 breach typically carries a penalty ranging from 50 to 100 per cent of the players match fee and three or four demerit points while a Level 1 breach entails a minimum penalty of an official reprimand up to a maximum penalty of 50 percent of the players match fee and one or two demerit pointsIn Kaurs instance the accumulation of four demerit points converted to two suspension points leading to her suspension from either one Test match or two ODIs or two T20Is whichever comes first for the team the ICC addedThe third ODI between India and Bangladesh ended in a tie leading to the series ending 11Also Read Humidity lingers traffic worsens but cricket wins the race A diary of an Indian on tourWith PTI inputs