It was unlikely that Praveen Kumar would be forgiven his transgressions even though India had the better of two sessions on the first day of the second Test of the India England series. As expected the ICC match referee fined the Indian fast bowler, a punishment that saw no opposition.
Praveen Kumar
According to the ICC, Praveen Kumar was deemed guilty following an argument with the on field umpire, Marais Erasmus, at Trent Bridge after the umpire declared Kevin Pietersen not out to an lbw appeal int he first session of the day's play. Although the decision seemed relatively straight forward, Kevin Pietersen did pose a doubt in that he was further down from the crease line and the ball did have a fair distance to travel. Despite Praveen Kumar's fervent appeals, India could not get to review the situation since it was at their insistence that the Umpire Decision Review System ( UDRS ) is being used in the series without the ball tracking technology provided by Hawk Eye.
Praveen Kumar has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during England’s innings on the first day of the second Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Kumar was found to have breached Article 2.1.3 of the code which relates to arguing or entering into a prolonged discussion with the umpire about his decision. After play concluded for the day, the player admitted the offence and accepted the proposed sanction offered to him by Ranjan Madugalle the chief referee of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.
As such, there was no need for a formal hearing. The charge had been laid by the on-field umpires Asad Rauf and Marais Erasmus and third umpire Billy Bowden of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires as well as fourth umpire Tim Robinson. The charge related to an incident at the end of the 18th over of the day during which Kumar had an appeal for leg before wicket against England batsman Kevin Pietersen turned down and at the end of the over he then engaged in a debate with umpire Marais Erasmus about the decision.
Praveen Kumar's fine may seem a bit of a dampener on a day when the Indian bowlers were able to control the situation for two sessions. However, given the nature of Praveen's reaction and the umpire's visible stern reaction, there was little doubt that Praveen Kumar would cop a punishment, even if it is by way of a fine.
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