Former West Indian player and Mumbai Indians batting coach Kieron Pollard has been fined by the Indian Premier League (IPL) for using abusive language towards the fourth umpire.
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Kieron Pollard, batting coach, Mumbai Indians has been fined 15% of his applicable match fee and accumulated one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct for Players and Team officials, says an IPL release.
Pollard breached article 2.3
Pollard was found to have breached article 2.3 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which relates to “use of an audible obscenity during a match.” The incident occurred in the 19th over of the second innings when Pollard used abusive language towards the fourth umpire.
Pollard admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by Match Referee, Pankaj Dharmani.
