Ravindra Jadeja has been suspended for the third and final test against Srilanka for breaching ICC Code of Conduct. Jadeja, who was the Man of the Match in the second Test will now miss the third test after he breached Article 2.2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Player and Player Support Personnel.
During the third day’s play in the Colombo Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday, Jadeja was found guilty of breaching article 2.2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Player and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment such as a water bottle) at or near a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other third person in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an International Match”.
Saturday’s incident happened on the final delivery of the 58th over when Jadeja, after fielding off his own bowling, threw the ball back at the batsman who had not left his crease.
The charge was laid by on-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Rod Tucker, third umpire Richard Illingworth and fourth umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge.
Jadejs’s accumulated demerit points reach six following Saturday’s breach for which he received three demerit points as well as a fine of 50 per cent of his match fee.If the left-arm spinner reaches the next threshold of eight or more demerit points within a 24-month period, then they will be converted into four suspension points