By Rohit - Jun 21, 2025 10:05 PM
Shubman Gill ne apne India Test captain ke roop mein debut ko ek zabardast century ke sath celebrate kiya—127* bana kar. Headingley, Leeds mein pehle Test ke Day 1 par, Gill ne India ko 359/3 tak pahucha diya. Lekin unki ek aur wajah se bhi headlines bani: unhone crease mein black socks pehn rakhi thi, jo ICC ke clothing rules ke khilaf hai. Is article mein hum detail mein samjhenge ki yeh kya maamla hai, ICC ke rules kya kehte hain, aur aakhir Gill ko kis level ke sanction ka threat hai.
May 2023 ke baad se, ICC ne apne Clothing and Equipment Rules mein kuch specific colours allowed kiye hain—aur black unmein nahi hai. Clause 19.45 ke mutabiq:
Toh ab jab Shubman Gill ne Day 1 ke baad black socks pehne, toh yeh clearly rule violation hai. Thode log kehte hain ki shayad unki white socks gili ho gayi hongi, isliye unhone black pasand kiya. Lekin rule to rule hai, aur ICC is offence ko ignore nahi karega.
How many of you have been fined for wearing black socks before? ? pic.twitter.com/CMf1BN8lG0
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 20, 2025
Agar ICC ka match referee decide karta hai ki Gill ne black socks deliberately pehna, toh unke khilaf Level 1 offence charge ho sakta hai. Level 1 ka matlab: up to 50% match fees tak fine aur ek demerit point mil sakta hai.
Past ke examples se idea milta hai:
In dono cases mein fine 10–20% ke beech tha. Isi liye, agar Gill guilty paye gaye, toh unko similar fine, 10–20% match fees, se guzarna pad sakta hai.
Shubman Gill ka case thoda alag hai, kyunki yahaan intention sabse important factor ban jata hai. Ab match referee Richie Richardson ko decide karna hai ki unka black socks pehnna deliberate tha ya sirf ek accidental situation thi.
Agar yeh deliberate violation mana gaya, jaise ki Gill ne jaankar ICC ke clothing rules ko todha—tab unhe 10–20% tak match fees ka fine dena pad sakta hai, saath hi ek demerit point bhi lag sakta hai.
Lekin agar yeh bas ek accidental situation thi, jaise wet socks ke wajah se ya comfort ke liye unhone change kiya ho, toh ho sakta hai sirf warning mile aur koi official sanction na ho.
Afternoon session ke baad jab Gill crease par wapas aaye, tab unhone black socks pehne hue the. Ab match referee ko yeh assess karna hai ki kya yeh pehle se plan kiya gaya tha, ya bas ek on-the-spot decision tha because of comfort or necessity.
Agar ICC unke khilaaf action leti hai, toh sabse pehle impact aayega unki match fees par—10 se 20% tak ka deduction ho sakta hai. Saath hi, ek demerit point unke ICC disciplinary record mein jud jayega.
Captain hone ke naate, Gill ke liye yeh thoda reputation wala matter bhi ban sakta hai. Woh naye captain hain, aur chhoti si bhi controversy unki leadership image par halka sa impact daal sakti hai—lekin is level ki cheez usually zyada serious nahi mani jaati.
India team ke broader context mein dekha jaye toh, yeh incident koi badi dikkat nahi banega. Bas ek reminder hai ki ICC ke rules strict hote hain, aur unko dhyan mein rakhna zaroori hai. Lekin team ka actual focus wapas batting, bowling aur match ke overall dynamics par shift ho jayega—jahaan Gill ki form aur strategy abhi bhi spotlight mein hai.
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