Narine penalized for slow over rate
Sunil Narine, the off-spin bowler for the Trinbago Knight Riders, was left fuming after becoming the first cricketer ever to be shown a red card in the Caribbean Premier League T20. The incident occurred during the team's six-wicket victory over the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots on Sunday. Narine was penalized for his team's slow over rate.
Perplexed and ridiculous
Upon being shown the red card, Narine appeared perplexed while his captain, Kieron Pollard, branded the sanction as "absolutely ridiculous." Pollard expressed his frustration after the match, stating that the further sanctions would take away from the hard work the team had done, and that being penalized for 30-45 seconds in a tournament like this was completely absurd. He also compared the players to pawns, saying that they would do what they were told and play as fast as they could.
New rules implemented for this year's CPL
Narine fell foul of new rules introduced for this year's Caribbean Premier League T20, which aims to crackdown on slow over rates. One of the new rules includes teams being reduced to 10 players when fielding. Red cards are shown if the fielding team is behind schedule at the start of the final over. Teams are given 85 minutes to bowl all 20 of their overs during T20 matches. It remains unclear whether red cards will be introduced to other forms of cricket in the future.
Ashes series also penalized
This summer's Ashes series between England and Australia also saw both teams penalized for slow over rates. Each side was docked World Test Championship points during the series as a result of their infringements.
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