Gerald Coetzee: ‘Angry’ African player publicly misbehaved with the umpire in the LIVE match against India, ICC punished – Gerald Coetzee inappropriate comment on Umpire during Ind vs SA 4th T20I South Africa Bowler fined handed demerit point for showing dissent By ICC tspo
Gerald Coetzee Fine By ICC: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reprimanded South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee for disagreeing with the umpire’s decision during the fourth T20 International match against India in Johannesburg. The incident occurred when Coetzee made comments to the umpire after a ball was declared ‘wide’. Keep in mind that Coetzee is known in the cricket world for his angry behaviour. His way of celebrating after taking a wicket is also very angry.
During the fourth T20 International between South Africa and India, Gerald Coetzee was found to have breached ICC Code of Conduct 2.8 for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ‘dissenting an umpire’s decision during an international match’. In this case the South African bowler was reprimanded and one demerit point was added to his disciplinary record.
Scott Edwards, Sufyan Mehmood, and Gerald Coetzee were found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.
— ICC (@ICC) November 19, 2024
Apart from Gerald, Scott Edwards of Netherlands and Sufyan Mahmood of Oman have been reprimanded under various sections of the ICC Code of Conduct.
Gerald Coetzee pleads guilty…
The ICC said in a press release that Coetzee had admitted his crime. Andy Pycroft of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees punished the player in this case. Earlier, on-field umpires Allahuddin Palekar and Stephen Harris, third umpire Lubabalo Gakuma and fourth umpire Arno Jacobs made allegations against the bowler.
The minimum penalty for a Level 1 violation is an official reprimand, the maximum penalty is 50 percent of the player’s match fee and one or two demerit points. When a player receives four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and the player is banned. Two suspension points are equivalent to a ban of one Test or two ODIs or two T20 Internationals.
Keep in mind that in the fourth match, batting first, with the help of centuries from Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma, India made a brilliant score of 283/1 and dismissed South Africa. In this way, the Indian team got out for 148 runs and registered its biggest win in terms of runs. The visiting team won the match by 135 runs and won the four-match series 3-1.
