Faf du Plessis surprised by ICC reaction to India-Australia Test spat

[volcyz]

The South Africa skipper admitted he was surprised there were no sanctions from the ICC during the recent Test between Australia and India
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said on Sunday he was surprised no one had been charged by the ICC after the ugly spat which blighted the Australia-India Test series.

"I was, yes. Purely from the reason of what I went through in Australia for something I feel was a lot smaller, so (am) surprised with it," he said in Dunedin following the washed-out end to the first Test against New Zealand. Du Plessis was fined his match fee during a Test against Australia in November for sucking on a mint and rubbing saliva into the ball.

ICC (International Cricket Council) chief executive David Richardson had described it as "an obvious breach" of the ball-tampering law. However, the ICC decided not to take action against the warring India and Australia captains - Virat Kohli and Steve Smith - following cheating accusations during the second Test in Bangalore last week.

Kohli accused Smith of abusing the decision review system (DRS) after he was seen looking to the Australian dressing room for advice on whether to ask for a review after being given out lbw. Smith described his breach as a "brain-fade".

Du Plessis has always denied ball tampering and said the reaction from the ICC was different to the way he was treated.

"Definitely it was different. I'm surprised by the way it happened," he said. "Maybe it's because I speak on a personal point of view and felt I was treated very harsh.

When you see something like that you'd hope it (the treatment) would be exactly the same." Du Plessis said it was very unlikely there would be a similar dust-up between the South African and New Zealand players. "When you play teams like India and Australia obviously that can happen and it's easy for something like that to blow up," he said.

"For me, it's just been good to be on the other side of it this time and see how things unfold." The first Test between New Zealand and South Africa ended in a draw when rain prevented any chance of play on the final day with South Africa 6-224 in their second innings, leading New Zealand by 191. The second Test starts in Wellington on Thursday.

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/faf-du-plessis-surprised-no-one-charged-by-icc-australia-v-india-test-series-steve-smith-virat-kohli/2017-03-12


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Quite agree with Faf and the double standards the ICC seem to employ for different teams and certain players.

 

[Slog]

lol how is ball tampering smaller?!?

 

[Convict]

How were you treated harsh Faf when you had all that priors with the zipper?

 

[shane]

Cheating is cheating, and Smith more or less admitted he was trying to cheat. So yes, Du Plesis has a point.

 

[Convict]

The South Africa skipper admitted he was surprised there were no sanctions from the ICC during the recent Test between Australia and India
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said on Sunday he was surprised no one had been charged by the ICC after the ugly spat which blighted the Australia-India Test series.

"I was, yes. Purely from the reason of what I went through in Australia for something I feel was a lot smaller, so (am) surprised with it," he said in Dunedin following the washed-out end to the first Test against New Zealand. Du Plessis was fined his match fee during a Test against Australia in November for sucking on a mint and rubbing saliva into the ball.

ICC (International Cricket Council) chief executive David Richardson had described it as "an obvious breach" of the ball-tampering law. However, the ICC decided not to take action against the warring India and Australia captains - Virat Kohli and Steve Smith - following cheating accusations during the second Test in Bangalore last week.

Kohli accused Smith of abusing the decision review system (DRS) after he was seen looking to the Australian dressing room for advice on whether to ask for a review after being given out lbw. Smith described his breach as a "brain-fade".

Du Plessis has always denied ball tampering and said the reaction from the ICC was different to the way he was treated.

"Definitely it was different. I'm surprised by the way it happened," he said. "Maybe it's because I speak on a personal point of view and felt I was treated very harsh.

When you see something like that you'd hope it (the treatment) would be exactly the same." Du Plessis said it was very unlikely there would be a similar dust-up between the South African and New Zealand players. "When you play teams like India and Australia obviously that can happen and it's easy for something like that to blow up," he said.

"For me, it's just been good to be on the other side of it this time and see how things unfold." The first Test between New Zealand and South Africa ended in a draw when rain prevented any chance of play on the final day with South Africa 6-224 in their second innings, leading New Zealand by 191. The second Test starts in Wellington on Thursday.

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/faf-du-plessis-surprised-no-one-charged-by-icc-australia-v-india-test-series-steve-smith-virat-kohli/2017-03-12


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Quite agree with Faf and the double standards the ICC seem to employ for different teams and certain players.

What was the double stand?

1. Faf was caught red handed on camera and 2. He had massive prior offences with ball tampering.

the only incident Smith was caught on with camera was dealt with by the umpires appropriately which prevented any actual cheating while there was so little evidence for the other alleged incidents that the BCCI didn't even include them in its official complaint.

 

[Gilly]

What was the double stand?

1. Faf was caught red handed on camera and 2. He had massive prior offences with ball tampering.

the only incident Smith was caught on with camera was dealt with by the umpires appropriately which prevented any actual cheating while there was so little evidence for the other alleged incidents that the BCCI didn't even include them in its official complaint.

The other alleged incidents were total crap, just before Smith was out S Marsh was given out LBW on a ball that was easily missing the stumps and he consulted with Smith about reviewing, they didn't take the review and if they were getting help from off the pitch then Marsh would have reviewed the decision.

This is the wicket:
14.6 no shot offered and given. This is short of a length, hits a crack, and comes back in. Given out on the field, Marsh and Smith have a long chat. They are both unsure, but because they have only one review left, they don't take the final challenge. Had the Warner review not been erased, Australia would have definitely challenged this. This would have missed by a long way.

 

[JaDed]

Imo now we have 3 captains who want to win at all costs and don't mind playing the off-field games which is great obviously not for the gentlemen of cricket.

 

[Bengaluru]

The other alleged incidents were total crap, just before Smith was out S Marsh was given out LBW on a ball that was easily missing the stumps and he consulted with Smith about reviewing, they didn't take the review and if they were getting help from off the pitch then Marsh would have reviewed the decision.

This is the wicket:
14.6 no shot offered and given. This is short of a length, hits a crack, and comes back in. Given out on the field, Marsh and Smith have a long chat. They are both unsure, but because they have only one review left, they don't take the final challenge. Had the Warner review not been erased, Australia would have definitely challenged this. This would have missed by a long way.

Read the news much? Smith told Marsh to 'go for it' but apparently he mistook that to 'go' and walked off. Let's file that under brain fades.

 

[Gilly]

Read the news much? Smith told Marsh to 'go for it' but apparently he mistook that to 'go' and walked off. Let's file that under brain fades.

So why didn't Marsh look to the players instead of talking to Smith who had his back to the team?. If the claim is that Australia were constantly doing it then surely Marsh would have reviewed the decision.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

None of his business. Both boards and players have moved on from this.

All these non issues have shifted the focus from our poor batting performances in the first 2 matches.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

The Big Three are Evil...They should answer for their crimes

 

[soso_killer]

Why are we suprised here?
During the mint gate we saw cheats using lipbalm and chewing gum treated with impunity.
The game has been brought into disrepute once again by the very same nations yet there are no sanctions, why are suprised?
Certain nations are above the laws and regulations of the game at least the ICC have made that loud and clear.

 

[Gilly]

Why are we suprised here?
During the mint gate we saw cheats using lipbalm and chewing gum treated with impunity.
The game has been brought into disrepute once again by the very same nations yet there are no sanctions, why are suprised?
Certain nations are above the laws and regulations of the game at least the ICC have made that loud and clear.

And I thought the poms were sooks.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

What a cry baby.

 

[Bengaluru]

So why didn't Marsh look to the players instead of talking to Smith who had his back to the team?. If the claim is that Australia were constantly doing it then surely Marsh would have reviewed the decision.

You know the answer Gilly. #brainfade

 

[akki]

Du Plessis surprised at lack of action in Smith DRS-gate

South Africa Test skipper Faf du Plessis has expressed his surprise that neither Virat Kohli nor Steven Smith was charged for breaching the ICC's code of conduct in the second Test in Bengaluru. He felt this was a bigger controversy compared to Mint-gate that he was involved in Australia last year.
Following the DRS-gate during the second Test, Kohli stopped just short of calling Smith a cheat for his act of looking to the dressing room for advice on his DRS decision. Later, Smith apologised for the incident, saying it was a 'brain fade' on his part.
The BCCI lodged an official complaint with the ICC before withdrawing it in a bid to defuse the situation.Du Plessis felt both Smith and Kohli's actions were more serious than the allegations of ball-tampering lodged against him during the Australia series for which he was charged by the ICC.
"I was [surprised that no one was charged] purely from the reason of what I went through for something I feel was a lot smaller and a lot less... whatever you want to call it. So yes, surprised with that," du Plessis was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

The South Africa skipper, though, didn't want to be drawn into the Kohli-Smith saga, but exuded confidence that the current series between New Zealand and South Africa will continue to be played in the right spirit.
"Us and New Zealand are very similar in the way we play," du Plessis said. "We respect each other on and off the field and we play a similar brand of cricket. We don't see that the way you carry on off the field will have an effect on the outcome.
"When you play a team like India and Australia that can happen and it's easy to see how that can blow up. For me it has been good to be on the other side for a bit and to see how things unfold. It would have been interesting to see how the Australian media would have reacted to me doing that."

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