Jason Holder suspended for third Test match against England due to an over rate offence

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">West Indies captain Jason Holder has been suspended for the third Test match at St Lucia due to an over rate offence <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WIvENG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WIvENG</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1092089831159664641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[ExpressPacer]

Stupid decision.

 

[Rahul1]

LMAO. Clever by England.

 

[adzzy786]

Sore losers

 

[Shandarchowka]

Atrocious.. the match ended on 3rd day ***!!!

 

[HitWicket]

Stupid decision.

Rules are rules.

Sore losers

Who? This is a punishment applied by the umpires and match referee for a repeat offence.

 

[Bewal Express]

As long as it's consistently​ applied then it's not a problem.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

He could probably do with the rest - put his feet up and then collect the series trophy once the match is done.

 

[Hawkeye]

Nothing atrocious, no it's not done by England.

Seriously do we have kids posting here with no knowledge of ICC rules?

 

[MenInG]

HOLDER SUSPENDED FOR ST LUCIA TEST AFTER SECOND MINOR OVER-RATE OFFENCE

Windies captain Jason Holder has been suspended for one Test and fined 40 per cent of his match fee, while his players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees, for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second Test in Antigua that ended on Saturday.

Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the suspension on Holder after the Windies were ruled to be two overs short of their target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

In accordance with Article 2.22.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel, which relates to minor over-rate offences, players are fined 10 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.

As Holder had previously been found guilty of a minor over-rate offence during the Barbados Test against Sri Lanka last June, this offence constituted his second minor over-rate offence in a Test match within a 12-month period.

The suspension means Holder will miss the third Test against England in St Lucia, which starts on 9 February.

Holder pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

The charge was laid by on-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Rod Tucker, all from the Emirate Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, and fourth official Joel Wilson.

CWI Media Release

 

[IMMY69]

Shouldn't holder get a cut of the gate receipts plus compensation from the ICC for dragging the game in to the third/fourth days?

 

[Shaka81]

It's a stupid rule that favours teams with slow bowlers, spinners and medium pacers. As a fan I want to see 4 fast bowlers threatening the batsmen with quick, aggressive and lots of short pitched bowling into their ribs, etc. I don't care if they don't get as many overs in due to longer run ups. The ICC seem determined to remove all entertainment from test cricket!

 

[Hawkeye]

I agree that it's a stupid rule.

It can either be abolished or relaxed a bit more. You can't just ban players for this.

However, there's no conspiracy by England or ICC here.

 

[j_kazmi]

Over rate shouldn’t be an issue when the match ended in 3 days.

The ICC may have just spoiled a potential series white wash.

 

[Robert]

Good. This should happen more often. Over rates are funereal these days.

 

[cricketjoshila]

What over rate? The match finished in 3 days. Holder suspended for not bowling overs on day 4 and 5?

 

[Fahdi]

In such a short match there should be a relaxation for the slow over-rate offense. Better to see teams continue to attack rather than prolong the match needlessly because they had to bowl spinners to try and bring the over-rate up to the mark.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

PCB are a joke and some of their decisions are sad and hilarious.


ICC are worse than PCB

Pathetic.

 

[delpiero10]

Clearly the BCCICC wanted England to be humiliated inside two days rather than 3, hence the punishment.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is preposterous. Losing match for over-rates. You take the competitive edge. Fine them severely. Whole match over in 3 days.

 

[Markhor]

I'm sure most captains in Holder's situation would play the four man pace attack, win the series and accept whatever fine comes their way.

 

[rhony]

One of the ridiculous rules in cricket. Game was dusted way before the 5 day deadline and they suspend the captain.

 

[Hasan123]

Unlucky to be suspended but series is over anyway.

 

[MenInG]

Former England captain Mike Atherton has termed the ICC’s decision to suspend West Indies captain Jason Holder for one Test match on account of a slow over-rate as “ridiculous”, saying that it “poured a bucket of cold water” on the hosts after their unprecedented series win over England.

Holder on Monday was sanctioned a one-Test suspension after he was deemed to have fallen foul of over-rate regulations, which means he will miss the third Test between West Indies and England at Gros Islet starting February 9.

This came after West Indies’ three-day win at North Sound, by ten wickets to seal the series 2-0.

“With four fast bowlers West Indies are always challenged to maintain the required rate and the captain, in ICC regulations, is held responsible,” Atherton wrote in his column for The Times. “It is a problematic issue because clearly the authorities want to try to speed up play to offer spectators full value for money. Ask any spectator in St Lucia, though, and I imagine they would want to see Holder leading out his team.

“Nor would they have wanted to see Holder rush through some overs in Antigua, instead of bowling Shannon Gabriel or Kemar Roach, say, at the critical time in the match.”

Holder, ranked No 1 in the ICC ratings for Test allrounder, was Man of the Match in the first Test win after scoring a monumental 202 not out, and at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium he claimed a crippling four wickets on day three as England were bowled out for 132.

“The bottom line is that England were not good enough to take the game into the fourth day and there were two days remaining in the match unused, which makes an over-rate ban seem ridiculous,” Atherton wrote. “Kraigg Brathwaite will captain instead, and West Indies must find a way to rebalance their team. ICC officialdom may want to tread warily in St Lucia.”

Holder is the second captain to be suspended for one match in the past month. In January, South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis missed the third and final Test against Pakistan for maintaining a slow over-rate during the nine-wicket win in the second Test. Like the Antigua Test, that one at Newlands also lasted less than three days.


https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...-jason-holder-ridiculous-mike-atherton-799350

 

[Saj]

Whether a match finishes in 2 days or 5 days, the rules are the rules.

Harsh perhaps but that's the way it is.

 

[shaaik]

Well looks so harsh at the face of it but the rules are there to be followed and implemented. Really unfortunate for West Indies to be missing their captain in the 3rd Test. Holder has almost single handedly won this series for West Indies. Made important break throughs in both the tests and scored runs when it mattered the most.

 

[ILcricket]

Ban is kosher in all respects . Hosts lose a wicket taking bowler & may probably settle for a docile pitch & Draw in 3rd Test & a ineffective spinner to replace Holder .

 

[MenInG]

Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron on Tuesday criticised the ICC’s “punitive” and “crippling” decision to ban captain Jason Holder for the third Test against England in St Lucia. The allrounder was suspended and fined 40 percent of his match fee for a slow over-rate during the Caribbean side’s famous 10-wicket thrashing of England in the second Test at Antigua.

Holder has scored 229 runs and taken seven wickets in the series so far as the Windies have shown signs of a revival in claiming an unassailable 2-0 lead.

“We will, of course, abide by the ICC ruling, but we have to wonder if such punitive action at a pivotal stage of the series is good for cricket,” said Cameron. “What a shame if the series is remembered not for the sparkling play of the reinvigorated West Indies players but for a crippling decision made by a rule that ought to be modified.”

The ICC said in a statement on Monday that the Windies were two overs short of their target for the match and also fined all of the hosts’ other players 20 percent of their match fees. The 27-year-old Holder was also found guilty of a slow over-rate during his team’s third Test defeat by Sri Lanka last June.

Opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite will skipper the side in Holder’s absence, with seamer Keemo Paul called up to replace Holder in the squad. Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been included, despite the death of his mother during the second Test

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/iccs-decision-to-ban-jason-holder-crippling-dave-cameron-799847

 

[wrongun]

So theoretically the only way for him to avoid the ban was to play LESS aggressive cricket- chuck on boring, unskilled part time spinners to race few overs for an hour & rush through rubbish overs to raise the rate- stringing the game out & boring everyone...

 

[big_gamer007]

Whether a match finishes in 2 days or 5 days, the rules are the rules.

Harsh perhaps but that's the way it is.

Rules need to be modified if ICC wants to bring back the glory days of test cricket.. 4 fast bowlers will always maintain a slow over rate however they are needed if you want rest cricket to be as exciting as it was..

Eventually if match gets over before 5 days captain shouldn't be penalised..

 

[HitWicket]

So theoretically the only way for him to avoid the ban was to play LESS aggressive cricket- chuck on boring, unskilled part time spinners to race few overs for an hour & rush through rubbish overs to raise the rate- stringing the game out & boring everyone...

Or for Gabriel not to take years bowling each over, far simpler.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My respect for Jason Holder has grown even more if that’s possible. He made no excuses for the slow over rate. He said England also played 4 seamers and they got through their overs. He has taken responsibility for his team. A real statesman. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/respect?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#respect</a>.</p>— ian bishop (@irbishi) <a href="https://twitter.com/irbishi/status/1094316808495120384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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