Shubman Gill fined for criticising umpire’s decision on social media

India opener Shubman Gill has been reprimanded for criticising umpire’s decision on social media and will be fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct.

The incident occurred after the fourth day’s play when Gill criticised the umpiring decision for his dismissal in the second innings of the match on social media. Television umpire Richard Kettleborough adjudged that a catch by Cameron Green to remove Gill had been taken cleanly. Gill took to social media later in the day to make a post that appeared to question the decision.

🔎🔎🤦🏻‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/pOnHYfgb6L
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) June 10, 2023

Gill will also face a sanction from the ICC for breaching ‘article 2.7 which relates to public criticism or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an international match’.

"India’s Shubman Gill will also face a sanction for appearing to criticise the decision to give him out on the fourth day of the Test, breaching article 2.7 which relates to public criticism or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in an international match. The young opener has been fined 15 percent of his match fee," an ICC statement read.

"Television umpire Richard Kettleborough adjudged that a catch by Cameron Green to remove Gill had been taken cleanly. Gill took to social media later in the day to make a post that appeared to question the decision," the statement added.

Both India and Australia cricket teams have also been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the WTC Final at the Oval in London.

"India have been fined 100 per cent of their match fee and Australia 80 per cent of their match fee for maintaining slow over-rates in the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final."

Why was Shubman Gill’s wicket controversial?

Shubman Gill’s wicket sparked a controversy on the decision of the third umpire in the IND vs AUS match as many cricket experts argued that the ball touched the ground just as Green took the catch dismissing Gill. The third umpire, however, ruled that the catch was fair.

At the end of Day 4 of the WTC final match, Mohammed Shami spoke about the controversy saying, "They (umpires) could have taken more time. They could have zoomed in. It is not a normal match, it is a WTC final. Could have checked more."

Shubman Gill’s partnership with Rohit Sharma had started to look strong just before the young rising star was dismissed, and chants of "cheat, cheat, cheat" were heard across the stadium when Green came to bowl moments later after the controversial moment.

When asked about Shumban Gill’s wicket after the day’s play, Green said, "Yeah, I think at the time, I definitely thought I caught it. I think in the heat of the moment, I thought it was clean and threw it up and obviously showed no signs of any doubt basically."