“After the dismissal, Siraj celebrated close to the batter in his follow-through and made contact as Duckett began his walk back,” the ICC said in a statement
ESPNcricinfo staff14-Jul-2025
Mohammed Siraj got up close to Ben Duckett after dismissing him•Associated Press
Mohammed Siraj’s animated reaction after dismissing Ben Duckett, which included a bump of bodies as the batter walked back, has earned him a 15% match-fee fine as well as a demerit point – his second in a 24-month period.Tempers had flared on the third evening of the ongoing third Test at Lord’s when the Indians appeared aggrieved at Duckett’s opening partner Zak Crawley’s attempts at what they felt was time-wasting. Duckett fell pulling Siraj to mid-on fifth over of the fourth morning, and Siraj’s celebrations including a few roars, staring and shouting in Duckett’s direction, and, as they got close to one another, a brush of bodies. And ICC statement spelt it out, saying, “After the dismissal, Siraj celebrated close to the batter in his follow-through and made contact as Duckett began his walk back to the Lord’s long room”.That meant a breach of Article 2.5 of the ICC’s code of conduct for international players, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal”.