The ICC said in a statement: “The two teams now have two points each in the standings of the 2021-23 ICC World Test Championship ahead of the second Test at Lord’s.
Besides the point deduction, the England hosts were also fined 40% of their match fees for a slow over-rate, while Virat Kohli’s India was also penalized 40% by the match referee Chris Broad, “the statement added.
Chris Broad, the Match Referee, found both teams to be two overs short of their targets, after adjusting for time allowances, and both captains – England’s Joe Root and India’s Virat Kohli – were fined 40 percent of their match fees as well, as per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.
England and India have been fined and docked two points each from their ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 tally for slow over-rates in the Nottingham Test.
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— ICC (@ICC) August 11, 2021
The first of five matches in the test series among India and England at Trent Bridge might have denied the fans and the round of a potential Day 5 and thusly an outcome as the downpour washed away all the last day and the match finished in a draw. , this brought all the more awful news for the two groups.
India drove by Virat Kohli and England drove by Joe Root were fined 40% of their match expenses for a sluggish premium in the main test match. It additionally implies that the two groups, which won four focuses each with the draw under the new 2021-23 World Testing Championship (WTC) cycle focus framework, were moored by two each and no. have just two additional focuses to show.
After the announcement from ICC, cricket fans across the world started reacting to this on social media.
Here’s what all the Global Fans have to say :
😂😂 shame on the rules of ICC. I think you missed these parameters
Damp outfield, bowl getting wet every time, bad weather, mental readiness after every interruption.
How can you expect to get the overs completed in time? Very harsh call on both teams.— Rudresh 🇮🇳 (@rudresh087) August 11, 2021
Result was a formality??? R u sure bro
— Cricket Freak (@asjad_cricket) August 11, 2021
The ICC should be banned for 2 years for choosing a venue which doesn't let a test happen properly.
— Saurabh Gandhi (@isgsaurabh) August 11, 2021
They take into account everything…the rain delayd number of wickets falling and even time taken to use DRS as well….
— Cricket Freak (@asjad_cricket) August 11, 2021
But what about the fans who PAY to watch a FULL day's cricket when the weather is good?
— Vinny Morley (@Chenzo1964) August 11, 2021
“The two teams will now face off at Home of Cricket – Lord’s Cricket Ground – for the second test starting Thursday, August 12 and will look to earn points with a win”.
