West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee for using offensive language directed at Ben Stokes during the >World Twenty20 final against England at the Eden Gardens .
Samuels, on Sunday, was found to have breached Article 2.1.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match”, an ICC media release said.
The incident happened in the final over of West Indies’ run-chase.
Samuels admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Ranjan Madugalle.
It was found to be a Level 1 violation.
