Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second one-day match against India in Visakhapatnam.
Inzamam pleaded guilty to an 'abuse of cricket equipment' when throwing his bat towards the pavilion after being run out during the match. ICC Match Referee Chris Broad held the hearing when players and officials arrived in Jamshedpur for the third match in the series.
Inzamam was found to have breached Level 1.2 of the ICC Code which relates to 'abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings'.
Inzamam lashed out at Abdul Razzaq after he was run out and then threw his bat while entering the dressing room.
"I am ashamed of my behaviour. I know I should not have behaved the way I did, but I succumbed to match pressure. It was purely an act that happened in heat of the moment," Inzamam said.
"I was extremely upset on myself because I knew I had blown away the chance of winning the game for my team," he added.
This is the second incident during the tour in which Inzamam has breached the ICC code of conduct after the Pakistan skipper was reprimanded for advancing towards the umpire in an aggressive manner, for which he has been banned for one Test, and showing dissent towards umpiring decision during the third and final Test at Bangalore.
Asked what he had said to Razzaq who failed to respond to his call and was caught watching the ball go to short fine leg, Inzamam said "I told Razzaq that it was my call".
"There is no hard feeling between me or Razzaq. It just happened. We didn't apologise to each other because we both know it was part of the game. But I am sure we will both learn from this incident and will try not to mess-up again," said Inzamam, who equalled Wasim Akram's dubious record of being run-out for 38 times.
"As captain Inzamam must learn to set the example for his team to follow. The player has apologised for his actions and I hope that we will not see this repeated," said Broad.
All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee.
The charge was brought by on-field umpires Billy Bowden and Arani Jayaprakash and TV umpire Ivaturi Shivram.
Broad reached his conclusion after a hearing attended by Bowden and Jayaprakash, Inzamam and Pakistan team manager Salim Altaf.
For Level 1 and Level 2 breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct the ICC Match Referee's decision is final and binding.
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