SportPosted at: May 10 2021 5:28PM

Taylor reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Dubai, May 10 (UNI) Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has received an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day of the second Test against
Pakistan in Harare.
Taylor was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and
Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during
an International Match.”
In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Taylor, for
whom it was the second offence in a 24-month period, taking his cumulative demerit points to
two.
The incident occurred in the 37th over of Zimbabwe’s second innings on Sunday, when Taylor,
on being adjudged caught behind, showed dissent at the umpire’s decision by pointing to his
thigh pad and holding his head.
Taylor admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Andy Pycroft of the
Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees and ratified by the ICC Cricket Operations
department as per the COVID-19 interim playing regulations. There was no need for a
formal hearing.
On-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Langton Rusere, third umpire Iknow Chabi and fourth
official Forster Mutizwa levelled the charge.
Level 1 breaches carry 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.
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