SOURCE: BBC: West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has been banned for the first four one-day internationals against England.
Gabriel, 30, accepted an International Cricket Council charge over comments he made to England captain Joe Root during the third Test in St Lucia.
In reply, Root told Gabriel: “Don’t use it as an insult. There’s nothing wrong with being gay.”
It takes Gabriel’s total demerit points to eight in a two-year period, resulting in a four-match ODI ban.
West Indies host England in a five-match ODI series starting on 20 February in Barbados.
Gabriel was due to be rested for the start of the ODI series but was added back into the squad following injuries to Rovman Powell and Keemo Paul
The original comment by Gabriel was not picked up and Root, 28, refused to explain after play on day three exactly what was said.
After England wrapped up victory by 232 runs on Tuesday, Root said he “just did what I thought was right”.
Gabriel was charged under article 2.13, which relates to the personal abuse of a player, player support personnel, umpire or match referee during an international match.
By accepting the charge, Gabriel was fined 75% of his match fee and picked up three demerit points.
On-field umpires Rod Tucker and Kumar Dharmasena and third umpire Chris Gaffaney levelled the charge against Gabriel and, because he accepted the sanction of match referee Jeff Crowe, no formal hearing took place.
He already had five demerit points from two previous incidents.
Gabriel received three demerit points for making physical contact with Pakistan’s Sarfaraz Ahmed in a Test in April 2017 before picking up two more for shoulder-barging Imrul Kayes during the first Test against Bangladesh in November, which saw him banned for the second Test in that series. (BBC)
People eat and drink with you but behind your back they try to eliminate you.Love you Bob
More real men need to stand up and protest against having to play with or against these lgbt dgos . Nonsense
I doubt very much that Jo Root was reciting the 23rd Psalm.An exchange involves 2 persons hmmm
Stupse, he could have denied it considering it wasnt picked up on speaker.
Since he confessed, he could might as well offer apology.
@LEROY you are are correct. But my thing is that to banned a player for four ODI’s for an incident such as that, to me is harsh and outrageous. The ICC has proven not to like the West Indian Player in particular. Mind you, I do not condoled that kind of behavior in any sport.
look learn to control yuh mout’. they hate when we win and will do anything to keep the West Indies down. wake up and smell the coffee; deep inside i believe some of them hate us as much as it was before and think that blacks do not count.
UP AND ON CRICKET WEST INDIES. YOU are fighting a war; keep that in mind and look to the I AM. YOU are WINNERS.
Just play ball.
That’s real funny , first holder now him
What the ass is happening????
This is bare shire!
All because the guy Gabriel bowling hard balls.
This is all I will say: These Caucasian races take their homosexuality very seriously. Threaten or be seen in any way to challenge it at your peril…