Stuart Broad found guilty of breaching ICC Code Of Conduct

England pacer Stuart Broad on Tuesday was given an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third Test match against New Zealand at Headingley.

The breach of Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct carries a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 percent of a player's total match fee, and one or two demerit points.

The International Cricket Council has reprimanded the Veteran England fast bowler as he was found guilty of breaching Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. Article 2.9 relates to throwing a ball at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an international game.

"(Stuart) Broad was found to have breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to throwing a ball at or near a player in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an international match," the ICC said in a release.

"In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Broad's disciplinary record, for whom it was the second offence in a 24-month period, taking his cumulative demerit points to two," the release added.

The incident that Broad has been charged for occurred in the 89th over of New Zealand's second innings of the third Test on Sunday. After fielding the ball on his follow-through, Broad intentionally threw it in the direction of New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell when the right-handed batter was well within the popping crease and not intending to take a run.

The 36-year-old cricketer has admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by the ICC match referee for the third Test at Headingley. On-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Richard Kettleborough, third umpire Aleem Dar and fourth umpire David Millns levelled the charge.

Broad was making his comeback in the home series against New Zealand, which England won 3-0. Prior to that series, he was dropped for the West Indies tour. The tall seamer featured in all the three Test matches and picked up 12 wickets in total to end as the fourth-highest wicket-taker of the series after Trent Boult, Matty Potts, and Jack Leach.