Kohli fined for excessive appealing during clash against Afghanistan

Virat Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli lost 25 percent of his match fees after being fined by ICC for aggressive and excessive appealing in the nail-biter vs Afghanistan on June 22.

"Kohli was found to have breached Article 2.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "Excessive appealing during an International Match", an ICC release said.

The infamous incident happened when Virat Kohli charged toward the umpire in the 29th over when Jasprit Bumrah struck the pads of an Afghanistan batsman and appealed for a LBW.

It was a breach of Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which carries 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.

Kohli admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by the match referee Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, and as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Kohli, for whom it was the second offence since the introduction of the Revised Code in September 2016.

Kohli now has two demerit points after having got one demerit point during the Pretoria Test against South Africa on 15 January 2018.

On-field umpires Aleem Dar and Richard Illingworth, third umpire Richard Kettleborough and fourth official Michael Gough levelled the charges.

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.

Demerit points to remain on a Player or Player Support Personnel's disciplinary record for a period of 24 months from their imposition following which they will be expunged.

This is not the first time Virat Kohli has been fined by the ICC for aggressive behaviour on the field. Known to wear his heart on his sleeves, Virat Kohli is known to be overtly expressive while captaining the country.

With inputs from PTI

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