It is fitting that the match referee fined the two players sizeable portions of their match fees. What seems unfair, however, is the fact that the protagonist in the conflict, Starc, attracted a 50 per cent fine of his match fee while Pollard's offence drew a 75 per cent deduction. But surely Starc, who started and continued the antagonism against Pollard, as the instigator and major offender, should have suffered the greater penalty.
An objective look at the television coverage of the Mumbai vs Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 game in the Indian Premier League, specifically the incident between Keiron Pollard and Australian fast bowler, Mitchell Starc, would make it obvious that Pollard had no intention of attacking or hitting the Australian with his bat.His waving the bat at the bowler, but then throwing it down at his own feet was typical Trini "grand charge" designed to express disgust and warn the protagonist what Pollard was capable of.The incident started when Pollard avoided a bouncer bowled by Starc. Seemingly dissatisfied that his efforts did not get Pollard's wicket or made him terribly uncomfortable, Starc belched out what must have been choice pieces of provocative language at Pollard–euphemistically called "sledging."
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