‘It was not intentional’: India batter responds to shoulder contact controversy after ICC fine | Cricket News – Times of India

India batter Pratika Rawal addressed the controversy surrounding her shoulder contact with England gamers in the course of the first Women’s ODI, stating it was unintentional, after the ICC fined her 10 % of her match charge and issued one demerit level for breaching the Code of Conduct on Friday in London.The ICC penalized Rawal for partaking in “avoidable physical contact” with England’s Lauren Filer and Sophie Ecclestone in the course of the 18th and nineteenth overs of the match at Southampton.

“It was not intentional. I was just running in my way and that shoulder barge thing was completely out of… It was not deliberate in that sense,” Rawal defined to media earlier than the second ODI.“I don’t think there is a (need to have a) reaction to it or maybe (make) a fuss out of it. It was not intentional,” she added.England additionally confronted penalties, with a 5 % match charge fine for sustaining a gradual over-fee within the opening ODI, which India received by 4 wickets.Both Rawal and England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt accepted their respective sanctions imposed by the match referee.Rawal mentioned India’s method to the collection, following their 3-2 victory within the 5-match T20I collection.“We are taking just one game at a time. Currently, our prime focus is to win this series. To win the next match, we are already up in the series. Our prime focus is to win this series with 3-0, that will be great,” she acknowledged.

“Also, what I feel like, keeping one thing at a time, it helps with better focus and better concentration so we are just on that note,” she continued.The proper-handed opener, who scored 36 runs off 51 balls within the first match, emphasised the significance of performing effectively towards robust groups.“Scoring well against teams like England and Australia gives you a lot of confidence and when we get a lot of matches against them, it builds a type of confidence that is required in the upcoming series and matches,” Rawal mentioned.She praised the workforce’s progress and highlighted the worth of taking part in a number of matches.“It’s a great initiative to play as many matches as we can. Also, the fact that the way our team is progressing right now is amazing and there has been a lot of contribution from all the players,” she concluded.India now wants only one win from their subsequent two matches to safe the ODI collection victory, earlier than dealing with Australia in three ODIs forward of the World Cup at house.