Kohli given demerit point for 'inappropriate physical contact'

Indian captain Virat Kohli has received an official warning and one demerit point for violating ICC Code of Conduct for inappropriate shoulder contact with pacer Beuran Hendricks during the third T20I in Bengaluru against South Africa. “Kohli was found to have breached Article 2.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to ‘Inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person during an International Match’,” the ICC said in a statement. Kohli now has three demerit points after having got one demerit point each during the Pretoria Test against South Africa on January 15, 2018 and against Afghanistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 on June 22. Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.