London: West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin will not appeal against his two-match ban for falsely claiming a catch during the West Indies’ two-wicket victory over Pakistan last week.
Philip Spooner, the West Indies media manager, said: “Ramdin has decided not to appeal his suspension and fine. He will therefore miss the matches against India and South Africa.”
Ramdin landed into trouble after he celebrated taking the wicket of Misbah-Ul-Haq at the Oval last Friday after appearing to catch the ball as it flew off the Pakistan captain’s inside edge. Replays showed that Ramdin had actually grounded the catch and then scooped it up again, causing the batsman to be reinstated by the third umpire.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) acted strongly and banned him for two games and imposed a fine after finding him guilty of “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”.
Though Ramdin said he was not guilty. Chris Broad, of the ICC’s elite panel of match referees, who investigated the incident said: “This is regarded as a serious offence as it is the responsibility of all players to act in the spirit of the game. I hope Mr Ramdin has learnt his lesson from this incident and that we will not see such behaviour by him or any player in the future.”
Ramdin can play only in the Champions Trophy semi-finals should the Windies progress from Group B. West Indies opening batsman Johnson Charles, who is also a wicketkeeper, has filled in for him at the league game against India.
