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During the second Test of India vs Sri Lanka, there was a heated incident that occurred on Day 1 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground (SSC) in Colombo between opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando, who got into a physical altercation after the batter was dismissed by the pacer during India’s first innings, as former pacer Venkatesh Prasad shares his views on the matter.
Previously, in the first Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal sledged Sri Lanka’s wicket-keeper batter Niroshan Dickwella, who came into bat after a partnership between Dhananjaya de Silva and Sonal Dinusha was broken. On the final day, the India opener was sledging Dickwella, asking the latter to hit a six, and the batter also responded that if he takes him to the IPL, he will hit.
"He is taking it a bit too far": Venkatesh Prasad slams Yashasvi Jaiswal after altercation with Sri Lanka bowler
While speaking on Sony Sports Network after the match, Venkatesh Prasad stated that the incident between Dickwella and Jaiswal escalated because the latter got involved more than required, and he took it too far in the game, and also recalled an incident from the 1996 World Cup.
Prasad said, “Whatever happened between Dickwella and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Maybe he gave Jaiswal some warning. And now he is taking it a bit too far in this test match. And having said that, there is something that happened in 1996 as well. You and Amit Shukla? Not the quarter-finals I am talking about. That was the second incident that happened with Pakistan.”
“But earlier when we were playing with Kenya, Bhubaneswar, if I am right. Ravindra Shah, he played for which team? Kenya. So we played one game and there again I told him something.”
Venkatesh Prasad recalls incident from 1996 World Cup
Venkatesh Prasad stated that they were playing in Bhubaneswar against Kenya, and a player named Ravindra Shah and he was involved in a heated exchange. The on-field umpire was David Shepherd, who gave the warning to the Indian pacer, and he had a conduct of the game as well.
“Because as a fast bowler you have that aggression and as an opening batter when he is scoring runs. Something happens. And David Shepherd was the umpire in that game.”
“And he warned me. That is when the code of conduct came. So he warned me. Venky, you are taking it a bit too far. You know Shepherd. And again when this happened against Pakistan, he was the umpire.”
“Shepherd was the umpire. And suddenly he came and he was literally fuming at me as an umpire. And said now I have to report blah blah blah. And that is when everybody, all my teammates came together. And they confronted the umpire.”
What will happen if Yashasvi Jaiswal is found guilty?
If Yashasvi Jaiswal is found guilty of a Level 4 breach under the ICC Code of Conduct, he could face a probable ban for a few matches. Level 4 is the highest category of offence under the ICC regulations and covers serious acts of physical assault or violence during an international match.
The punishment ranges from a suspension of five Test matches or 10 ODIs to a life ban from the sport. Final decision on the conduct would depend on the reports of the match referee and the nature of the offence that occurred in the match as per ICC’s regulations.
