ICC Punishes Gurnoor Brar for Ben Duckett Incident: Indian fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has been punished by the ICC. He was found guilty of violating Article 2.9.

Indian bowler gets severe punishment.

Indian fast bowler Gurnur Brar has been sanctioned for violating the ICC Code of Conduct. The ICC issued an official statement stating that Gurnur had violated Article 2.9 of the Code of Conduct, for which he received one demerit point. This article relates to throwing the ball in a dangerous manner towards another player.

This incident occurred during the first ODI played in Birmingham. England were batting first, and in the eighth over of the innings, Gurnur Brar came on to bowl, facing Ben Duckett. On the fifth ball of the over, Duckett pushed forward, and the ball went straight to Gurnur. The Indian bowler threw the ball dangerously towards Duckett. The match referee classified Gurnur Brar's action as unfair and dangerous.

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A Level 1 offense can result in a player being reprimanded, fined 50 percent of their match fee, and one or two demerit points. If a player accumulates four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points. Two suspension points could mean a player is banned from one Test, two ODIs, or two T20Is.

Gurnoor Brar bowled a strong spell in the first ODI. He conceded 29 runs in his first two overs, but then dismissed Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell in the same over. Gurnoor finished with figures of 2/61 in his nine overs.