ICC punishes Rashid Khan for ‘dangerous’ behavior towards Afghanistan teammate in T20 World Cup

Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan received an official reprimand from the ICC for throwing his bat down in frustration after his teammate Karim Janat turned down a run during the T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against Bangladesh. The incident occurred in Afghanistan’s last innings when Rashid lost his cool after Janat turned down a second run on a throw from the captain.

“Rashid was found to have breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to the throwing of a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment) at or near a cricket player. inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an international match,” the ICC said in a statement.

“In addition, a demerit point was added to Rashid’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offense in a 24-month period.”

Rashid admitted the offense and accepted the sanction proposed by Richie Richardson of the ICC Emirates Elite Panel of Match Referees, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

Rashid Khan throws down his bat in anger after his partner denies him the second run in the final.
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On-field umpires Nitin Menon and Langton Rusere, third umpire Adrian Holdstock and fourth umpire Ahsan Raza leveled the charge.

Level 1 violations carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 percent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.

Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by eight runs via DLS in the rain-soaked match to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals, their first in any ICC event.

Afghanistan will face South Africa in the first semi-final in Tarouba, Trinidad.