West Indies’ match-winner from the World T20 final, Marlon Samuels has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for using abusive and offensive language at Ben Stokes during the World Twenty20 final against England at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
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Samuels, on Sunday, was found to have breached Article 2.1.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match”, an ICC media release said.
The incident occurred in the final over of West Indies’ run-chase when Stokes was the bowler.
Samuels admitted the level 1 offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Ranjan Madugalle, and so there was no no need for a formal hearing. All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 percent of a player’s match fee.
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