In a fiery U19 World Cup encounter between India and Bangladesh, pacer Maruf Mridha was found guilty of a Level 1 offense as per the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support.
According to Article 2.5 of the code of conduct, the player was charged for ‘using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.’
After dismissing Aravelly Avanish during the U19 World Cup encounter, Maruf Mridha gave the batter an aggressive send-off, which involved pointing towards the dressing room, twice. This has led to the pacer being given a demerit point and has been officially reprimanded.
Maruf accepted the charges leveled against him by the on-field umpires and thus there wasn’t any need for a hearing. While the pacer wasn’t charged 50 percent of his match fee, his demerit point will be counted for 24 months in case there are further breaches of conduct.
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