24/09/2008
India: Gambhir, Kohli, Raina, Yuvraj, Dhoni, R Sharma, I Pathan, RP Singh, Zaheer, Ojha, Patel
Pakistan: Butt, Jamshed, Younus, Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Malik, Ahmed, Tanvir, Anjum, Rauf, Ajmal
International Cricket Council match referee Clive Lloyd believes Rahul Dravid's "energy sweet" ball-tampering actions were deliberate - a claim denied by Dravid and the Indian camp.
According to Lloyd, who fined Dravid 50 per cent of his match payment over the incident, television footage conclusively showed the star Indian batsman intentionally applying a lozenge to the ball during the Zimbabwean innings on Tuesday night at the Gabba, breaching clause 2.10 of the ICC's Code of Conduct.
Though Dravid, India coach John Wright and captain Sourav Ganguly claimed the action was accidental - arguing that the lozenge fell from Dravid's mouth - Lloyd felt otherwise.
"It couldn't have been accidental because he's been fined," Lloyd said. "It was shown he was applying a substance to it. I looked at the film and it was conclusive. The rules are there - you can only apply saliva and sweat to the ball.
"[India] can say it's accidental but the point is the footage shows that something has been applied to the ball and the rules state you are not allowed to do it.
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