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Manjrekar demands ICC and BCCI action over Jaiswal headbutt
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has called on the ICC and BCCI to take stricter action against Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after on-field incidents in recent matches. Jaiswal headbutted Sri Lanka…
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has called on the ICC and BCCI to take stricter action against Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after on-field incidents in recent matches. Jaiswal headbutted Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando during the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Day 1, while Sooryavanshi collided with a Sri Lanka A player during a tri-series in June.
The ICC fined Jaiswal 25% of his match fee and gave him one demerit point, while Fernando received the same penalty. Manjrekar posted on X that letting players 'get away with such behaviour' would encourage repetition and harm both the sport and their futures. The BCCI has not yet commented on the matter.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The ICC's code of conduct under Article 2.9 penalises physical contact between players during a match, with demerit points accumulating over a 24-month period. Two demerit points trigger a suspension of one Test or two ODIs. Jaiswal now carries one demerit point and would miss a match if he accrues another. The BCCI typically backs its players publicly but has privately issued warnings in past conduct cases, such as the Virat Kohli-Kamran Akmal incident in 2009. Both players are young enough, Jaiswal is 22, Sooryavanshi 21, that a suspension could affect their early-career momentum. The ICC's match referee will monitor both for any repeat behaviour during the remaining two days of this Test.
Source: timesnownews.com
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