Ishant-Prasad spat: Sharma, Chandimal suspended for one match each

Colombo Indias pace spearhead Ishant Sharmawas on Tuesday suspended for one Test match for breaching ICCsCode of Conduct during the third Test against SriLanka where he got into repeated altercations with oppositionplayersIshant will thus miss Indias first Test against SouthAfrica at Mohali from November 5ALSO READOnfield Controversy Heres how Ishant Sharma got into spat with Sri Lankan teamSri Lankas Dinesh Chandimal has been handed a suspensionsentence of one ODI for making deliberate physical contactwith Ishant while Lahiru Thirimanne and Dhammika Prasad werefined 50 percent of their match feesSri Lankan cricketer Dinesh Chandimal right brushes past Ishant Sharma L during the fourth day of the third and final Test match between Sri Lanka and India at the Sinhalese Sports Club SSC in Colombo on Monday PicAFPIn a separate incident which happened in the first overof Sri Lankas second innings Sharma was handed twoSuspension Points for giving a sendoff to opener UpulTharanga the ICC said in a statement hours after Indiaclinched a historic Test series winALSO READCut it off kids are watching Gavaskar on IshantPrasad spat Sharma was charged under Article 217 which relates tousing language actions or gestures which disparage or whichcould provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman uponhisher dismissal during an International MatchThis was the third time that Sharma been found guilty ofgiving the dismissed batsman a sendoff during this seriesTherefore he has been suspended for his next match and willmiss Indias first Test against South Africa in Mohali from 5November the release statedIf Sharma commits a further breach of Article 217within 12 months it will amount to his fourth offence and assuch he will face an imposition of eight Suspension Points ora suspension for a fixed period of time ranging between theequivalent of eight Suspension Points and one yearTwo Suspension Points in the Code equates to a suspensionfrom one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is to be applied to thesubsequent international matches in which the playersanctioned is most likely to participate inALSO READDammika Prasad incident made angry Ishant Sharma bowl brilliantly Virat KohliChandimal has been handed one Suspension Point for breaching Article 227 of the ICC Code of Conduct which relates to inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a PlayerThis means Chandimal will miss Sri Lankas next OneDayInternational which will be against the West Indies onNovember 1 at the R Premadasa Stadium in ColomboOne Suspension Point in the Code equates to a suspensionfrom one ODI or one T20I to be applied to the subsequentinternational match in which the player sanctioned is mostlikely to participate inThe incident happened in the 76th over when Chandimalmade deliberate physical contact with Sharma when Indiasnumber11 batsman was in the middle of a heated exchange withfast bowler Dhammika PrasadJust before the contact between Chandimal and SharmaLahiru Thirimanne had twice ignored the umpires warnings notto get involved in the incidentFor their roles in the incident both Thirimanne andPrasad have been fined 50 per cent of their match fees Thetwo players were charged under Article 211 which relates toconduct that is contrary to the spirit of the gameCommenting on his decisions Andy Pycroft of the EmiratesElite Panel of ICC Match Referees said Mondays incidentswere not good advertisements for international cricket Theseexperienced cricketers forgot their fundamentalresponsibilities of respecting their opponents as well as theumpires and got involved in incidents which were clearlyagainst the spirit of the game Their actions cannot becondoned and must be discouragedChandimal was not directly involved in the incidentbetween Prasad and Sharma but came into the conflict and madedeliberate physical contact with Sharma and had the umpiresnot intervened the situation could have escalatedAs regards Sharma he had been put on notice after beingcharged twice for sendoffs in the previous Test Any repeatof this action within the next 12 months will potentially seehim suspended for a much longer periodFollowing the close of play on Tuesday the four playersadmitted the offences and accepted the proposed sanctions Assuch there was no need for formal hearings the ICC releasestated