These days, a 5 -match Test series is being played between India and England. Where the host team England won two matches and leads 2–1 in the series. At the same time, the third Test match played recently was played at Lord’s, which was also won by the England team. But even after this victory, the English team has suffered heavy losses. In fact, the ICC has imposed a double fine on the English team for bowling against India at a slow over rate in Lord’s Test.
Despite the victory, the England team’s account has also cut the ICC World Test Championship points. ICC has imposed a fine of 10 per cent match fees on England for slow over rate. Also, two WTC points have also been deducted from the team’s account. Due to which his winning percentage fell from 66.67 and now the entire team has slipped second.
ICC Elite Panel match referee Richie Richardson has found England team guilty of slow over rate. England delayed two overs, for which the entire team has been punished. According to Article 2.22 of the Code of Conduct of the ICC for Players and Players Support Staff, the players are fined five percent of their match fees for each over if they fail to bowl in the time fixed by them. If England did not throw two overs in a fixed time, they have been fined 10 percent.
At the same time, England captain Ben Stokes has also accepted the crime and has also accepted the proposed penalty. Due to which there was no need for formal hearing. The allegations were framed on England by field umpire Paul Refel and Shafuddaula Ibne Shahid, third umpire Ahsan Raza and fourth umpire Graham Lloyd.