The Int'l Cricket Council on Monday took "strong exception to the critical comments" made by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his England counterpart Alastair Cook on the "James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja altercation and urged both the captains to respect the judicial process," according to the PTI. On the eve of the third Test, Dhoni "made it clear that he was 'hurt' after ICC match referee David Boon slapped Jadeja for Level-I offence," resulting in a 50% fine in match fees. Dhoni "also gave his side of the story on what transpired between the feuding duo during the break of that Trent Bridge Test where Anderson had allegedly pushed and abused Jadeja." ICC CEO David Richardson urged all the stakeholders to be "extremely careful of the kind of comments that they make as an extensive legal process is involved into arriving at a correct decision" (PTI, 7/28). The AFP reported Richardson also said that the ICC "endorsed match referee David Boon's decision regarding Jadeja." Richardson: "The ICC would also like to reiterate its full support of the process followed and respect for the decision made by David Boon" (AFP, 7/28).
