ICC has fined West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph

West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been fined 25 percent of his match fee. He was found guilty for abusing a match official during the first ODI against Bangladesh which is violating Level 1 of the Code of Conduct by the ICC.

Under Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct, a player is not allowed to use obscene language on the field. A demerit point has been added to Joseph's disciplinary record, which was his first offense in a period of 24 months.

Joseph has accepted the punishment proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. Therefore there was no need for a formal hearing. He was accused by on-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Leslie Reifer, third umpire Asif Yakub, and fourth umpire Gregory Brathwaite. The minimum penalty for a Level 1 violation is an official reprimand, the maximum penalty is 50 percent of the player's match fee and one or two demerit points.

This controversy happened ahead of the beginning of the first ODI between the West Indies and Bangladesh. Actually, Alzari Joseph was intercepted by the fourth umpire to go on the pitch with shoes containing spikes on. Alzarro Joseph did not like it. He had a hot debate with the fourth umpire concerning that issue. During the debate, the Caribbean fast bowler used abusive and foul language with the umpire. Later, he pleaded guilty to his crime.

Alzari Joseph was banned for two matches by West Indies Cricket last month. He walked off the field during the match against England due to no changes in the fielding by the captain Shai Hope. The video related to this also went viral on social media.