Dhoni fined 75pc, Mustafizur 50pc of match fee for collision

Indian ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman have been fined for their collision during the first match of the three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Dhoni has been fined 75 percent of his match fee while Mustafizur 50 percent for breaching the ICC code of conduct during.
Dhoni deliberately collided with Mustafizur in the 24.2 overs of the match when he set off for a single after playing the ball to mid-off. Mustafizur left the field for a bit before returning to complete a five-for on debut and was adjudged man of the match as well as Bangladesh to take 1-0 lead beating India by 79 runs.
Indian skipper Dhoni who is well-known as a cool customer, finally unveiled his real character on the cricket ground as he collided with the new boy Mustafizrur deliberately on the pitch, making the crowd silent for a while.
The 19-year-old left-arm fast bowler from Satkhira, operating from over the wicket, appeared to have glanced at the batsman and then moved towards the path Dhoni was running. Dhoni ran into Mustafizur during the run, and appeared to shove him out of his way with his forearm.
Dhoni had been charged initially, but India decided to contest the charge, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Dhoni claimed that he tried his best to avoid the collision, shifting the bat to his right hand while he had been holding it in both hands earlier, and moving his head away as he approached Mustafizur.
Mustafizur was eventually called up, but he too pleaded not guilty to the charge, but the ICC eventually found them both to be in breach of Article 2.2.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct which relates to “inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players in the course of play during an international match”.
In the eventual ruling by match referee Andy Pycroft, Dhoni’s experience went against him.
“In the hearing, Dhoni defended the charge on the basis that the bowler was on the wrong line and realising that he couldn’t avoid the collision, he used his hand and arm to push him away as he went through to ‘minimise’ the impact,” Pycroft said.
“However, my assessment was that Dhoni deliberately pushed and shouldered Mustafizur, which was inappropriate.
"Even if there was a narrow gap between the runner [Raina] and the bowler, an experienced Dhoni should have tried to avoid the collision as cricket is a non-contact sport and the players are expected to avoid physical contact at all times. On this basis, I fined Dhoni 75% of his match fee."
Mustafizur admitted his guilt when faced with video evidence of the incident.
“Mustafizur was fined 50% of his match fee after he admitted that his actions in not getting out of the batsman's way were inappropriate and he should have done more to avoid the contact,” Pycroft said.