Rishabh Pant reprimanded for dissent during England Test, receives demerit point

India’s Rishabh Pant received an official reprimand and one demerit point for dissent during the first Test against England at Headingley. He threw the ball in frustration after umpires declined to change it, breaching ICC Code Article 2.8.

HYDERABAD: India’s Rishabh Pant has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day of the first Test against England in Headingley on Sunday.

Pant was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during an International Match.”

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In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Pant’s disciplinary record, for which it was the first offence in a 24-month period. The incident occurred towards the end of the 61st over of England’s first innings, when the umpires checked the shape of the ball with the ball gauge and decided not to change it. Pant showed dissent at the umpires’ decision by throwing the ball on the ground in front of the umpires.

Pant admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Mike Burns levelled the charge.

Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points. As per the rules, when a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and a player is banned.

Two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player and demerit points to remain on a player or player Support Personnel’s disciplinary record for a period of twenty-four (24) months from their imposition following which they will be expunged.