Stuart Broad fined 15% of match fees for Faf du Plessis altercation in Johannesburg Test

recently concluded Test series between England and South Africa was won by former, yet aftermath of series continues to be sour for both teams.  fiercely fought series saw a lot of players losing ir cool and earning mselves some criticism for 'ungentlemanlike' behaviour. It is w being reported that England pacer Stuart Broad has been fined 15% of his match fee from 4th South Africa vs England Test at Johannesburg.

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South Africa vs England: Stuart Broad gets fined, earns demerit point

A talking point from match came on final day when Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis was batting and was seen involved in a verbal altercation with England pacer Stuart Broad while he physically barged into England batsman Jos Buttler. Stuart Broad was ticed using an audible and thus, was in violation of ICC Code of Conduct. refore, Broad has been fined 15% of his match fee and has earned a demerit point, according to Daily Mail.

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This is Broad's second demerit point and earning four of se will lead to Broad being banned for 1 Test match. Earlier in series, Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada was banned from fourth Test after he earned his fourth demerit point due to an over--top celebration after dismissing England skipper Joe Root.

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Faf du Plessis does t shy away from being a 'leader'

incident between Broad and Du Plessis had earned itself a lot of attention because of physical contact between Jos Buttler and Du Plessis. Proteas skipper had later explained that re was ill-intention towards Buttler who was only trying to stop issue between Broad and Du Plessis from escalating. umpires have w clarified that physical contact between Buttler and Du Plesssis was 'purely accidental'. Test skipper mentioned how Broad had called him an 'idiot' and his ferocious personality on ground led to situation between him and Broad.

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