Ponting fined for dissent

Published June 29, 2008

NEW DELHI, June 28: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for dissent during Friday’s second One-day International win against the West Indies.

An International Cricket Council (ICC) statement said Ponting appeared to make a comment to the umpire after he had turned down a caught-behind appeal against Patrick Browne.

Although Ponting pleaded not guilty at the post-match hearing, ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama punished the player after viewing video footage of the incident.—Reuters

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