The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday levied charges against South Africa batsman Quinton de Kock and Australia vice captain David Warner for their contentious off-field argument on the fourth day of the first test in Durban.
As players ascended the stairway to their dressing rooms during the tea break on Sunday, Warner and the home wicketkeeper De Kock engaged in a heated argument, according to CCTV footage from the players tunnel at Kingsmead.
According to a statement on the ICC website, the umpires who were in charge of the Durban test have reported Warner for a level 2 offence and De Kock for a level 1 offence for “behaviour that brings the game into disrepute.”
Match referee Jeff Crowe has given the teams till Wednesday to answer to the charges.
Warner might be disqualified from the Port Elizabeth second test. Up to four demerit points associated with a level 2 charge could lead to a one-test or two limited-overs game ban.
Additionally, he risked losing his whole match fee from the first test in a fine.
Australia defeated India by 118 runs in the first test of the four-match series. On March 9, the second test will start.
