Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan has been reprimanded by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) for a present of dissent in direction of a teammate in the course of the Tremendous 8 conflict towards Bangladesh within the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
The incident befell within the last over of Afghanistan’s innings when Rashid Khan and Karim Janat had been batting within the center. On the third ball of the over, Rashid Khan miscued a shot in direction of the quilt and needed a double to be able to get the strike.
After finishing the primary run rapidly, he ran for the second and was already midway down however was despatched again by Janat. It didn’t go down nicely with the Afghan famous person and he misplaced his cool. A pissed off Rashid Khan expressed his anger by hurling his bat on the ground earlier than returning again to the crease.
Janat then picked up the bat and handed it to his captain who nonetheless seemed livid over being despatched again. And the outburst on the sphere has earned him a sanction from the governing physique of the sport. He has obtained an official reprimand and one demerit level for his conduct. It’s his first offense inside a 24-month interval.
Rashid Khan was present in violation of Stage 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. He breached Article 2.9, which offers with ‘throwing a ball or some other cricket gear at or close to a participant in an inappropriate or harmful method throughout a global match’.
Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan gear up for historic conflict:
Rashid Khan and his teammates are at the moment gearing up for the historic semifinal conflict towards South Africa within the T20 World Cup. They’ve certified for the semifinals for the very first time and could be trying to proceed their dream run within the match.
The semifinal towards South Africa is scheduled to happen on Thursday (June 27). They booked their place within the semifinal after registering a historic win over Australia earlier than beating Bangladesh. Within the second semifinal, India and defending champions England will likely be going through one another.
