Bravo fined for umpire dissent
25/06/2008 7:19 PM
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of 'showing dissent at an umpire's decision' during his side's defeat to Australia in the opening one-day international in St Vincent on Tuesday.
The charge related to the aftermath of the 24-year-old's dismissal, out leg before wicket off the bowling of Michael Clarke. After umpire Asad Rauf raised the finger, the player openly showed dissent at the decision by standing his ground before leaving the field while shaking his head.
Bravo pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Explaining his decision after the hearing, Roshan Mahanama of the elite panel of ICC match referees said: "There was a lengthy delay until Dwayne Bravo finally departed the crease when he was given out. When the umpire's finger goes up, the batsman must go without delay regardless what he thinks of the decision."
"That is one of cricket's most fundamental principles and Bravo's failure to adhere to that principle, especially given the message his action sends out to the millions of people watching both at the ground and on television, merited some form of action."