Faf du Plessis under scanner for lolly footage: Did he really tamper the ball?
Thursday, November 17, 2016 IST
Footage showing South Africa captain Faf du Plessis applying saliva to the ball with a lolly in his mouth is being reviewed by means of the international Cricket Council to peer if he has breached the governing body’s code of conduct.
An afternoon after South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the check collection in Australia with the aid of winning in Hobart, footage emerged showing Du Plessis with a white lolly in his mouth, licking his finger before shining the ball.
making use of a synthetic substance to alter the situation of the ball contravenes the ICC’s code of conduct.
“The ICC has been alerted to the photos and is presently reviewing the incident from the perspective of it being a probable breach of the ICC Code of conduct,” an ICC spokesman said in an assertion.
the sector governing body has five days from the near of play on Tuesday to price the South Africa skipper after the healthy referee’s report did now not mention the incident.
In 2013, Du Plessis changed into fined 50 percent of his in shape price for ball tampering within the 2d check against Pakistan.
He turned into caught on digicam rubbing the ball against a zipper on his pocket at the 1/3 day of the healthy in Dubai, leading umpires Ian Gould and Rod Tucker to penalize South Africa 5 runs and trade the ball. Du Plessis did now not contest the charge.
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