NEW DELHI – India captain Virat Kohli has been fined and handed one demeritpoint for breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Code ofConduct during the ongoing second Test against South Africa at Centurion.

Kohli has been fined 25 percent of his match fee and received one demeritpoint for breaching Level 1 of the Code of Conduct: Article 2.1.1 forPlayers and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “conduct that iscontrary to the spirit of the game.”

“Monday’s incident happened in the 25th over of South Africa’s secondinnings when Kohli continued to complain to umpire Michael Gough about theball being affected by a damp outfield following a rain delay, beforethrowing the ball into the ground in an aggressive manner,” a statementlink> from the ICC read.

After the day’s play, Kohli pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted thesanction proposed by Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC MatchReferees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing, thestatement added.

The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Michael Gough and Paul Reiffel,third umpire Richard Kettleborough and fourth umpire Allahudien Palekar.

Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, amaximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or twodemerit points.

On Monday, Kohli hit a masterly 153 in India’s first innings of 307 to keephis side in the match.