The incident happened in the fifth over of Australia´s innings on Tuesday when Senanayake, after dismissing David Warner, made remarks which the International Cricket Council (ICC) said could have provoked a reaction from the Australian captain.
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“As such, there was no need for a formal hearing”, the ICC statement added.
Mumbai: Former Australian batsman David Boon feels the future of cricket lies in day and night Tests and suggested that this format should be encouraged wherever possible.
Senanayake was clearly seen on television footage to mouth two choice words in Warner’s direction as the batsman started his walk to the pavilion. Warner, who has been involved in many heated exchanges in his long career so far, had revealed recently that he was trying and working on controlling his uneasy temperament.
“From my personal (experience of playing) in the sub-continent, I can say the guys are going to accept the conditions that will be in all probability conducive to spin bowling and they have to formulate plans and execute those plans as a team to improve on their performance”, said Boon, who scored 7,222 runs in 107 Tests while playing for Australia in 1980s and 90s.
The charge had been laid by on-field umpires Ranmore Martinesz and Raveendra Wimalasiri, third umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge and fourth umpire Deepal Gunawardene. India A skipper Manish Pandey, South Africa A duo Tabraiz Shamsi, and India A bowler Dhawal Kulkarni were all fined recently for breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct.
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Glenn Maxwell blasted 145 not out off just 65 balls as Australia posted a world record T20 total of 263-3, with Sri Lanka making 178-9 in reply to go down by 85 runs. The second T20 will be played on September 9 at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo This is also the last global series for Tillakaratne Dilshan, who has made a decision to bid farewell to cricket.
