Ramdin censured

Denesh Ramdin

West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin has been officially reprimanded for breaching the ICC code of conduct during his side’s NatWest international Twenty20 against England.

Ramdin received the censure from the ICC match referee Mike Procter following a hearing after play concluded in London on Friday evening.

Ramdin pleaded guilty to breaching clause 1.3 of the code which concerns “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision.”

The charge related to a comment made by Ramdin to umpire Nigel Llong at the end of an over in which Ramdin had an appeal for a catch at the wicket turned down by the official.

Explaining his decision Procter said: “The player was clearly disappointed that an appeal had been turned down by umpire Llong but, at the end of the over, he allowed that disappointment to become dissent and that is completely unacceptable.

“The player was extremely apologetic at the hearing and I took that into account in reaching my decision but any form of dissent cannot be allowed to pass as the game revolves around respect for an umpire’s decision.

“The player will now have this mark on his record and that will obviously count against him if he fails to uphold the ICC Code of Conduct in future,” he added

Level 1 breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct 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 umpire Llong, who attended the hearing alongside fellow on-field official Ian Gould, third umpire Peter Hartley and fourth official Neil Bainton.

The hearing was also attended by Ramdin, West Indies captain Chris Gayle and team manager Michael Findlay.

Level 1 breaches of the ICC code of conduct the ICC match referee’s decision is final and binding.