NEW DELHI – India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25% of his match feefor excessive appealing in Saturday’s tense World Cup contest againstAfghanistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced.
The two-time champions survived a scare against Afghanistan, who eventuallyfell 11 runs short of a major upset after restricting India to 224-8 in thelow-scoring contest.
India were desperate for a breakthrough when fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrahstruck batsman Rahmat Shah on the pad and Kohli looked unhappy after theleg-before appeal was turned down.
“Saturday’s incident occurred in the 29th over of the Afghanistan innings,when Kohli advanced towards umpire Aleem Dar in an aggressive manner whenappealing an lbw decision,” the governing body said in a statement.
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The India captain was found to have breached the ICC code of conductarticle relating to excessive appealing during an international match.
