Ishant Sharma and three Sri Lankan players — Dhammika Prasad, Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne — have been charged by the ICC for getting into an altercation on the fourth day of the third Test.

 

“Ishant Sharma, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne and Dhammika Prasad have been charged by the ICC. Details to be announced after the conclusion of the Test,” the ICC said on Twitter.

 

Ishant and Prasad on Monday got into a fight in the final over of the Indian second innings.

 

Prasad bowled a couple of bouncers which Ishant left alone. A bit agitated, Prasad bowled a third bouncer, which was illegal and was signalled a no-ball by the umpire.

 

Having exhausted his quota of two bouncers for the over, Prasad pitched one up and Ishant cut it towards point region for a single. But as he ran past Prasad, he started tapping his helmet with an obvious gesture to the fast bowler to try and hit him on the head.

 

Ishant had been fined 65 per cent of his match fee for a previous showdown in the second Test. Thirimanne, too, was fined 30 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at the umpire’s decision during the second Test.

(PTI)