India has been fined 80% of their match fee against New Zealand in the first ODI at Hamilton.
The team India already was fined in the fourth and fifth T20I for maintaining slow over-rate as well. In the fourth, they were fined 40% of the match fee, whereas, in the fifth, they were fined 20%.
In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
“Kohli pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing, an ICC release said.
On-field umpires Shaun Haig and Langton Rusere, third umpire Bruce Oxenford and fourth umpire Chris Brown levelled the charges.
