Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has been officially reprimanded and handed one demerit point for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against India on Saturday, June 20, in Chennai.

Shahidi was found to be in breach of Article 2.10.10 which relates to a "batter causing deliberate or avoidable damage to the pitch." It was his first offence in a 24-month period.

Shahidi was warned unofficially twice for running on the protected area of the pitch while batting before being given an official warning in the 31st over. He was guilty of repeating the offence in the 40th over which resulted in Afghanistan receiving a five-run penalty.

The Afghan skipper admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Ranjan Madugalle.