IND vs WI: ICC sanctions player, imposes heavy fine during Delhi Test

The second and final Test match of the series between India and West Indies is being played at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi. As in the first match, India is dominating the visiting team in the second Test. On the final day of the third day's play at the Delhi Test, West Indies were at 173 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in their second innings. West Indies are yet to score 97 runs to escape an innings defeat. But in this match between the two sides, West Indies pacer Jayden Seales has been hit hard by the ICC. In fact, he has been found guilty of Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct and has been given severe punishment under this.

In fact, during the 29th over of India's first innings on Friday, Jaden Seals fielded the ball on his follow-through and threw it towards Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, which hit him on the pads. He was found guilty under Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for this conduct. He was fined 25 percent of his match fee and given one demerit point. Seals' last demerit point came in a Test match against Bangladesh in December 2024.

Jaden Seals contested the decision of match referee Andy Pycroft, necessitating a formal hearing. The match referee concluded through video replays that Yashasvi was in the crease and that Seals' throw was unnecessary and improper.

According to the ICC, Jaden Seals did not intend to run out Yashasvi Jaiswal, but rather deliberately threw towards him. Field umpires Richard Illingworth and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Alex Wharf, and fourth umpire K.N. Ananthapadmanabhan had complained about this to match referee Andy Pycroft.