Chettithody Shamshuddin

Controversial umpire Chettithody Shamshuddin on Wednesday withdrew as one of the on-field officials just before the start of the final Twenty20 international between India and England in Bangalore.

South Africa have been fined for a slow over-rate during the first one-day international against India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Dasun Shanaka courted controversy for ball tampering during the second day of the second Test against India.

In an unprecedented incident, umpire Chettithody Shamshuddin, who was in the spotlight for a controversial decision involving England batsman Joe Root in the second T20I game decided to 'recuse' himself from on-field umpiring duties in Wednesday's T20I decider.

Ravindra Jadeja was fined 50 per cent of his match fee and also received three demerit points for infringing the protected area on the pitch. The incident happened during India's first innings when Jadeja, after several warnings, infringed the protected area for the fourth time and damaged it.

A 4-0 triumph in a five-match Test rubber was followed by a 2-1 win in Virat Kohli's maiden assignment as ODI skipper, and he would look to translate that result into the shortest format and end the series on a high.