IND vs Eng Test Shubman Gill Black Socks ICC Dress Code Violation

IND vs Eng First Test: Captain Shubman Gill, who scored a brilliant century in the headingley Test between India and England, has once again come into the limelight for a special reason. This time, not his batting performance but his black socks have become. In fact, Gill came to bat in the field wearing black socks on the first day of the match against England, which is against the rules of ICC’s dress code.

Violation of ICC rules

ICC has strict guidelines regarding dress in Test cricket. According to ICC rules, players have to wear white, cream or light gray socks during the match. Under the MCC Rules 19.45, it has been clearly stated that in addition to all these colors, wearing dark colors is not allowed. This rule was implemented in 2023 and since then almost all the players have been following it.

However, on the first day of the headingley test, Shubman Gill could not escape the eyes of the camera. He was seen batting wearing black socks, causing a stir on social media and questions arose whether this rule is a violation? Will there be any punishment on this?

Will ICC take any action?

Whatever decision will be taken in this case, the match referee Richie Richardson has to take. According to the ICC guideline, violation of such dress code by any player is considered a crime of Level 1. In this, the player can be fined 10% to 50% of the match fees, and at the same time, the player can also be given demerit points.

However, if the match referee feels that Gill has not deliberately made this mistake, then they can only be released by warning. Generally, harsh punishment on dress -related violations in cricket is rarely seen, but this violation itself has been done by the captain of the Test team, so everyone’s eyes are fixed on the decision.

Discussion of rules violation after brilliant batting

It is interesting that while Shubman Gill played an unbeaten innings of 127 runs and brought Team India to a strong position, now this small lapse regarding their dress has become a topic of discussion. After the first day’s game, Team India has scored 359/3 runs and Gill will take the ground to pursue his innings for the second day.