James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja row: Rajeev Shukla confident of ICC taking tougher action

Jul 16, 2014

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Former chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL) Rajeev Shukla is confident of the International Cricket Council (ICC) taking strict action against James Anderson and hopes that it will “act as a deterrence” for the future.

I am sure ICC will take strict action so it acts as a deterrence for the future-Rajiv Shukla on James Anderson pic.twitter.com/7NJMlbdV7W

— ANI (@ANI_news) July 16, 2014

Earlier, England pace spearhead Anderson on Tuesday faced the prospect of a ban of two to four Tests after he was charged with a level three offence for allegedly “abusing and pushing” India’s Ravindra Jadeja during the first cricket Test at Trent Bridge.

Anderson has been charged under Level 3 of ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel by India team manager Sunil Dev following the alleged incident that took place on the second day of the match last Thursday.

If proved guilty, Anderson will face a ban of two to four Tests or four to eight ODIs.

The ICC said it will appoint a Judicial Commissioner who will hold a hearing as soon as possible before announcing a decision.

The alleged offence has been reported under Article 2.3.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which states: “Where the facts of the alleged incident are not adequately or clearly covered by any of the above offences, conduct that either: (a) is contrary to the spirit of the game; or (b) brings the game into disrepute”.

“It is alleged that this was a continuation of a verbal altercation between Anderson and Jadeja as they were walking from the field,” the ICC said in a statement.

“Level 3 charges are referred to a Judicial Commissioner for adjudication. As such, where required under Article 5.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, the ICC will appoint a Judicial Commissioner who will hold a hearing as soon as reasonably practicable. These details will be announced in due course.

“All Level 3 breaches carry a penalty of between four and eight Suspension Points. Two suspension points equates to a ban of one Test, or two ODIs, depending on which type of match is scheduled next for the suspended player,” the world body said in the statement.