India's T20 captain, Suryakumar Yadav, appeared before ICC match referee Richie Richardson on Thursday for his supposed political comments after the Group A match against Pakistan in Dubai on September 21, according to reports.
Reports suggest Yadav was asked to refrain from giving political statements at official press conferences in the future.
Yadav had appeared at the hearing with BCCI COO Hemang Amin and Cricket Operations Manager Sumeet Mallapurkar. He was presented with video recordings of his press conference and confirmed that he had made the remarks indeed.
The hearing followed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) filing a complaint with the ICC regarding Yadav's remarks following India's victory over Pakistan in the group stages of the Asia Cup.
After the match, Yadav had dedicated India's win to the Pahalgam terror attack victims and made a mention of Operation Sindoor, India's follow-up action against terror networks in Pakistan.
Moreover, the India captain also didn't shake hands with Pakistan skipper Salman Agha during the toss, and Indian players refused the traditional post-match handshake.
When asked whether he breached the sportsman spirit, SKY replied: “Few things are ahead of Sportsman spirit. We stand with all victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and dedicate it to the Armed Forces who took part in Operation Sindoor.”
“The ICC committee told Suryakumar to stay away from political statements in the future,” sources told www.telecomasia.net. “The ICC impressed upon the Indian skipper that if everyone says political things, then it will become tough to handle.”
In other news, Telecom Asia Sport revealed that two Pakistani cricketers, Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf, will face the committee this Friday. They were called in after India lodged a complaint over offensive and political gestures they displayed during the Super 4 match. Farhan and Rauf failed to show up at the hearing on Thursday as they were part of a match against Bangladesh in Dubai.
Indian authorities raised objections over Farhan using his bat to imitate gunfire and Rauf making constant airplane crash gestures, which hinted at Pakistan's unfounded claims of shooting down Indian planes during Operation Sindoor.
Pakistani players have been requested to see the match referee as reports suggested their actions are a violation of the code of conduct based on political gestures and slogans.
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