Harmanpreet Kaur who led India women's cricket team in the Asia Cup, was charged on Tuesday with breaching the Cricket Australia (CA) Code of Conduct during a Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) match between Sydney Thunders and Hobart Hurricanes at Hobart.
Harmanpreet, the first Indian woman to play in the Australian T-20 league, was reported for breaching Article 2.1.2 of the Code of Conduct - abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match, which is a Level 1 offence.
This happened after she was dismissed for 6 during her franchise Thunders' six-wicket loss.
As per the CA Code of Conduct, the match referee Roy Loh considered the umpires' written report and the proposed sanction was a reprimand.
Harmanpreet accepted the sanction in regards to the incident and therefore no hearing was required.
Freelance sports writer and broadcaster Snehal Pradhan wrote on Twitter, ‘Harmanpreet Kaur has been reprimanded for cricket's equivalent of racket rage after her dismissal in y'day's game against the Hurricanes.’
*Racket Rage is used to described the act of smashing a racket furiously on the ground generally after losing or out of frustration.
