After Saturday’s tied third one-day international against Bangladesh, Harmanpreet Kaur faced charges of equipment misuse and public criticism of match officials, which might result in her missing the first two games of the 2018 Hangzhou Asian Games.
After Saturday’s tied third one-day international against Bangladesh, Indian women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur could be suspended for the first two games of the 2018 Hangzhou Asian Games for charges of equipment misuse and public criticism of match officials. Harmanpreet was given out leg before off a Nahida Akter delivery while sweeping, but she insisted that she had gotten a bottom edge and smashed the stumps in her anger.
She later labeled the umpiring “pathetic” and asked sarcastically for the umpires to be invited to the postgame trophy presentation with the teams.
Nigar Sultana, captain of the Bangladeshi team, walked off the court in protest of Indian captain P V Sindhu’s rude actions and urged Sindhu to “learn some manners.”
Since there are two charges against her (misuse of match equipment and criticism of match officials), it is still up for debate as to how many demerit points she should receive.
If you receive four demerit points during a 24-month period, you will be suspended for one Test match or the first two games of the Asiad. Under the condition of anonymity, a top BCCI source told PTI that if the number is three, “she will only cop financial penalty.”
Akter Ahmed, a Bangladeshi on the ICC’s international panel of match referees, has brought complaints against Harmanpreet.
The three-game ODI series finished in a 1-1 tie after both teams scored 225 runs.
