The Indian team has been penalized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first Test against South Africa. India has been deducted two points from their World Test Championship (WTC) tally for bowling two overs short.
The Rohit Sharma-led team was fined a 10% fine on their match fee, with the sanction imposed by Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. The Men in Blue slipped to sixth place from their first place in the ongoing WTC 2023-25 cycle.
The Indian team lost the opening Test of the two-match series by an innings and 32 runs in Centurion. The visiting team’s batters struggled, posting scores of 245 and 131 in their respective innings. The Proteas amassed 408 runs in their only innings in the match.
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