Ireland's William Porterfield has been officially reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct following his side's match against the West Indies in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Mohali on Friday.
Porterfield pleaded guilty to contravening Level 1 offence (Section 2.1.7) of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials which relates to "public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to, an incident occurring in an international match or any player, player support personnel or match official".
The incident took place after his side's 44-run defeat when he was speaking publicly about an umpiring decision, specifically the lbw of Ireland batsman Gary Wilson.
As Porterfield accepted the sanction without contest, there was no need for a hearing.
Commenting on his decision, Roshan Mahanama of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, said: "Although it may not be unusual for a captain to feel aggrieved or frustrated by what he feels is a rough decision, it does not give him any right to criticise the umpire as William did.
"The umpire's decision is final and it is a long-standing pillar of our game that the match officials should receive absolute respect for their decisions. In giving my verdict, I took into account that this was William's first such offence," said Mr Mahanama.
All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and/or a maximum penalty of the imposition of a fine up to 50 per cent of a player's match fee.
