Rohit fined for dissent

Middle-order bat Rohit Sharma was today fined 10 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent after he was given out in the abandoned match against Sri Lanka here. Match referee Jeff Crowe found Sharma guilty under ICC Code of Conduct 1.3 rule which refers to dissent by a player on a decision given by umpire on the field.

Crowe stated that since it was the first offence from the young Indian batsmen, he was being fined only 10 per cent of his match, or around Rs 15,000.

Sharma waited for a while after being ruled out by umpire Rudi Koertzen, caught behind off Muttiah Muralitharan as the batsman thought he hadn8217;t touched the delivery from the off-spinner. TV replays suggested that Sharma was right in his assessment as the ball didnt touch the bat, and interestingly, bowler Muralitharan also never quite appealed.