ICC handed fine for Broad, Twitter liked the punishment

England are already on the verge of their maiden defeat in the five-match Test series against India. The third Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham has thus far been equivalent to a nightmare for them. Apart from the poor performance on the cricket pitch, the team has more reasons to worry as their experienced fast bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 15 percent of the match fees.

The 32-year old speedster was found to have breached Article 2.1.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.”

Broad faces ICC’s wrath

The incident occurred in the 92nd over of India’s first innings on the third day’s play of the ongoing Test. The Nottingham-born pacer dismissed Rishabh Pant, the Delhi-born cricketer who replaced Dinesh Karthik and made his debut in the longest format of the sport. Broad dished out a wide delivery and Pant went after it with all his might. However, the leather found the inside edge of the bat and cannoned into the stumps.

After the dismissal, the fast-bowler went towards the 20-year-old debutant and hurled some nasty words at the youngster. The batter buckled down and somewhat got under the skins of the Englishmen after which Broad nipped him out. Later, the bowler admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.

The charges were levelled by Marais Erasmus and Chris Gaffaney, the on-field umpires and Aleem Dar, the third umpire. Moreover, one demerit point was also added to the fast bowler’s disciplinary record. In the meantime, Twitterati was delighted after ICC slapped the seasoned campaigner.

Here is how Twitter reacted

15 per cent of match fee along and handed a demerit point for breaching ICC's Code of Conduct. #StuartBroad this is wat frustration can do 2 u… #ENGvIND

— Aj Chavan (@kingAJCH) August 22, 2018

narrow minded ! stuart broad, well deserved penalty.
Such action are intolerable to indian.Had u forgotten the 6 sixes slogged by yuvi?

— dr.ashish (@sarcasmism01) August 21, 2018

Never ever show ur aggressive on indian left handers…u know write?? what happened with @YUVSTRONG12 in 2007

— sreekanth sree (@sreekanthsre999) August 21, 2018

Should be banned for being aggressive on young boy.

— sreekanth sree (@sreekanthsre999) August 21, 2018

He must be banned for 1 test.. For arrogant attitude towards new comer

— Charudatta Tawade (@CharudattaTawa2) August 22, 2018

Same old England … #ENGvIND

— AK (@akvl7) August 21, 2018

pic.twitter.com/rcTw2R8EXh

— R A T N I $ H (@LoyalSachinFan) August 21, 2018

Absolute coward with the bat @StuartBroad8 . And now this.
Well done ICC.

— KaKa (@Kartik_1987) August 21, 2018

@ICC ने इंग्लैंड के तेज गेंदबाज स्टुअर्ट ब्रॉड को 15 प्रतिशत जुर्माना लगाया है #ENGvIND #ViratKohli#RishabhPant #StuartBroad #TeamIndia@RishabPant777 @imVkohli @StuartBroad8 pic.twitter.com/O7cGnl9kzK

— CricketMasala (@MasalaCricket) August 22, 2018

Wayd Stuart Broad is fined 15% for that Pant send-off LOL … Consistency??!

— Sineletu (@Sine_ruga12) August 22, 2018

instead of targeting a 20-year-old debutant, he should have messed with Kohli!

— NProjer (@justwondered1) August 21, 2018

This is unnecessary… Little bit of aggression should be in test cricket

— sandeep dahiya (@sandeeptrend) August 21, 2018

There we go again.😡 Indians and @ICC 😤😡…. @imVkohli he always swears other players and he don’t get fined… sour grapes🙄💩

— Gloria M Jackson (@glorianicki) August 21, 2018

Pant should carry a photo of Yuvraj Singh in his pocket and should show it to Broad next time if he does something similar…😁

— Dr. Rohan Dhase (@DhaseDr) August 22, 2018

Why the same rules will not apply for Indian cricket team pic.twitter.com/mgJ0ojbVs3

— Raju (@hr40267927) August 22, 2018

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