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Southampton – The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday accused India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni of “undermining” its disciplinary process by condemning a fine handed against team-mate Ravindra Jadeja.Dhoni said on Saturday that Jadeja had been the target of “hurtful” treatment when he was fined 50 percent of his match fee for misconduct in an incident with England bowler James Anderson during the first Test in Nottingham on July 10.

England captain Alastair Cook, not long after India brought ICC charges against Anderson, accused the tourists of making a “mountain out of a molehill” in a “tactic” to try to get the paceman banned.

ICC chief executive David Richardson, in a statement, urged all those involved to respect the disciplinary process. “England captain Alastair Cook and, more recently, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni have made public comments relating to the alleged incident that took place during the first Test at Trent Bridge, the latter of which is critical of and undermines the ICC disciplinary process,” Richardson said. — Sport24