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Inzamam reprimanded for throwing bat
The Pakistani captain pleaded guilty to a charge of "abuse of cricket equipment" in the second one-dayer and said he was ashamed of his behaviour.
The International Cricket Council on Thursday reprimanded Inzamam-ul-Haq for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second one-dayer against India, an incident for which the Pakistani captain said he was ashamed of his behaviour.
Inzamam pleaded guilty to an "abuse of cricket equipment" for throwing his bat towards the pavilion after being run out during the one-dayer at Visakhapatnam which India won by 58 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the six-match series.
ICC match referee Chris Broad held the hearing when the players and officials arrived in Jamshedpur for the third match in the series to be held on Saturday.
Inzamam was found to have breached Level 1.2 of the ICC Code which relates to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings", ICC said in a release.
"As captain, Inzamam must learn to set the example for his team to follow. The player has apologised for his actions and I hope that we will not see this repeated," said Broad.
All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee.
The charge was brought by on-field umpires Billy Bowden and Arani Jayaprakash and TV umpire Ivaturi Shivram.
Broad reached his conclusion after a 10-minute hearing attended by Bowden and Jayaprakash, Inzamam and Pakistani team manager Salim Altaf.
For Level 1 and Level 2 breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct, the ICC match referee's decision is final and binding.
After his run out at a crucial juncture in Visakhapatnam, Inzamam had lashed out at Abdul Razzaq and then threw his bat while entering the dressing room.
"I am ashamed of my behaviour. I know I shouldn't have behaved the way I did but I succumbed to match pressure. It was purely an act that happened in heat of the moment," Inzamam had said afterwards.
This is the second incident during the tour in which Inzamam has breached ICC code of conduct.
Earlier, the Pakistani skipper was reprimanded for advancing towards the umpire in an aggressive manner and showing dissent towards umpiring decision during the third and final Test at Bangalore.
