Ganguly fined 75 percent of his match fee
Charlie Austin - 2 August 2001
Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was fined 75 percent of his match fee by
match referee Cammie Smith for bringing the game into disrepute in
yesterday's game against Sri Lanka where he was seen using abusive
language at Sri Lankan batsman Russell Arnold when the batsman was
given out.
The 29-year-old skipper attended a disciplinary hearing last evening
with Smith after India's 46-run victory.
Ganguly, in fact had returned on Wednesday for the match against Sri
Lanka after serving a one-match suspension for bringing the game into
disrepute earlier in the tournament.
Ganguly first lost his cool when Arnold survived a vehement caught
behind appeal before directing a stream of verbal abuse at the left-
hander when umpire Gamini Silva gave him out lbw next ball.
Smith spoke to Ganguly, both umpires, Russel Arnold and Mahela
Jayawardene, the non-striker, immediately after the match, but said he
would announce his decision only on Thursday morning.
The ICC had recently made it clear that it is the responsibility of
the captains to ensure that the game is played "within the spirit of
the game."
According to the latest laws of cricket, it is against the spirit of
the game "to direct abusive language towards an opponent or umpire."
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