CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Australia opener David Warner has been fined 15 percent match fee from the second test for suggesting South African AB de Villiers used his wicketkeeper’s gloves to rough up one side of the ball in the Port Elizabeth match.
Warner breached an article of the Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to “public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an international match or any player…” the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday.
There was no need for a formal hearing as Warner, who made the allegation in a radio interview, accepted the sanction from match referee Roshan Mahanama, the ICC said in a statement.
