The incident occurred during day one\u2019s play of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground when Fernando gave Jaiswal an aggressive send-off after castling him for 45 with a fine nip-backer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The exchange escalated quickly as Jaiswal turned back to confront the bowler, leading to a heated physical close-encounter, including some head-butting, before Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva intervened to separate the duo<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Responding to a Cricbuzz video on Instagram by commentator Harsha Bhogle, where he suggested that the left-handed batter should have simply walked away, Jaiswal defended his combative stance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t know what he said then please don\u2019t make your judgment if anyone cross the line we need to let them know this India will fight and reply,\u201d Jaiswal posted before leaving for day two\u2019s play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With match referee Andy Pycroft reviewing the incident, Jaiswal could face potential ICC Code of Conduct sanctions under Article 2.12 relating to inappropriate physical contact. If Jaiswal is indeed proved guilty, then the punishment (for a Level 1 offence) could range from an official reprimand to 50% of the match fee and 1 or 2 demerit points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak had said in the post-day press conference that Jaiswal\u2019s outburst might have happened in the \u2018heat of the moment\u2019 but maintained that he should not have made body contact with Fernando.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With match referee Andy Pycroft reviewing the incident, Jaiswal could face potential ICC Code of Conduct sanctions under Article 2.12 relating to inappropriate physical contact. If Jaiswal is indeed proved guilty, then the punishment (for a Level 1 offence) could range from an official reprimand to 50% of the match fee and 1 or 2 demerit points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lanka\u2019s fast bowling coach Ryan van Niekerk had added that this was Pycroft\u2019s case to look into such things. \u201cThe verbals are probably an overflow of emotion. I'll leave that to the match referee to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n