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London: Ravindra Jadeja, the India allrounder, has been found guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC's Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel for his altercation with England fast bowler James Anderson during the Trent Bridge Test earlier this month.
Subsequently, Jadeja has been fined 50% of his match fee by ICC match referee David Boon, who earlier had ruled him not guilty of the offence he had been been charged with, who on Friday found the allrounder to have breached Article 2.1.8 relating to 'conduct contrary to the spirit of the game'.
As per the ICC Code, Boon held a hearing on Thursday in Southampton (venue for the third Test starting July 27), where Jadeja and Anderson, as well as their legal counsels. The hearing last 150 minutes, revealed the ICC, and included oral statements by Jadeja and Anderson, video footage and cross-examination of the witnesses by Kendrah Potts, counsel representing the ECB, and Jonathan Ellis, who represented Jadeja.
Anderson and Jadeja were involved in a heated confrontation during the lunch interval of the second day's play at Trent Bridge (July 10), which led to accusations of the England bowler physically and verbally assaulting the Indian allrounder. Anderson exchanged words with both Jadeja and India captain MS Dhoni as they left the field and then the row escalated in the pavilion corridor.
The touring Indian team has alleged that Anderson pushed and abused Jadeja, while England have also counter-charged the latter. India are adamant that Anderson instigated the physical clash but the home team counters that Jadeja was just as aggressive and had to be pulled away by his captain.
Although there was no official confirmation from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the Indian team management is unhappy with unconfirmed reports that there is no video evidence available of the alleged altercation between Anderson and Jadeja despite the fact that a camera had been installed outside the dressing rooms at Trent Bridge.
