Only 1 cricketer has been penalised under ICC's 'fake fielding' rule? All you need to know

Team India got mselves one step closer to qualifying for T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals by beating Bangladesh in a nail-biting encounter on Wednesday, vember 2. India vs Bangladesh match played at Adelaide saw India emerge victorious by 5 runs following implementation of DLS method which saw revised target being set for Bangladesh. Virat Kohli once again starred with bat for Team India scoring an unbeaten 64 runs while batting first. 

However, Kohli's batting effort was overshadowed by 'fake fielding' episode. Bangladesh vice-captain Nurul Hasan claimed in post-match conference that y were denied five crucial runs which ultimately led to ir defeat. Hasan while accusing former India skipper of 'fake fielding' claimed that incident went unticed by on-field umpire Marais Erasmus.

incident happened in seventh over of match when Bangladesh was in a comfortable position while chasing target set by India. A video clip showed Arshdeep Singh throwing ball from deep, as Kohli was seen as if he was relaying it at n-striker’s end. A relay throw happens when fielder closer to track catches ball from deep and throws it at stumps. 

What do ICC rules say regarding 'fake fielding' 

Law 41.5 of ICC, pertaining to unfair play, prohibits "deliberate distraction, deception or obstruction of [] batter", and if an incident is deemed to be a breach, umpire can declare that particular delivery as dead ball, and award batting side five runs. 

Marnus Labuschagne penalised for fake fielding 

While Virat Kohli escaped getting penalised for ‘fake fielding’ as ne of batsmen r umpire saw it,  Australia cricketer Marnus Labuschagne was t so lucky with that. After laws of game were changed back in 2017,  Labuschagne became  first player to be penalised under new rule. incident happened when he was playing for Queensland Bulls in its JLT One-Day Cup clash against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane. Labuschagne showed that he make a throw from mid-off but did t have ball in his hand.

T20 World Cup 2022: India makes stunning comeback to beat Bangladesh 

five penalty runs proved to be handy for  Bangladesh cricket team as y lost match by same number of runs. India after batting first mand to post 184/6 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli continued his stunning form scoring yet ar half-century in T20 World Cup. KL Rahul silenced h his critics with his first half-century of tournament. and Virat Kohli. Chasing 185 runs for victory Bangladesh made a strong start courtesy of Liton Das, however, rain interruption broke all momentum.

When play resumed, Bangladesh were given a revised target of 151 runs to chase in 16 overs. However, batsmen failed to capitalise on start and ended up giving away ir wickets by playing poor shots. India were able to pull things back and restrict Bangladesh to 145/6 in 16 overs and win match.