The Indian cricket team was fined 20 per cent of its match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the series opening first ODI in Sydney.
India took an unprecedented four hours and six minutes to complete their 50 overs during their 66-run loss in the first ODI.
ICC match referee David Boon imposed the sanction after India was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Even Steve Smith after the match conceded that it was the longest 50-over game he had been part of.
“It was the longest 50 overs in the field I’ve ever had, that’s for sure.
“I don’t know what to put that down to. Obviously a few people came on the field in the first innings which took a bit of time and I think they (India) went 45 minutes over the scheduled time and we were something similar,” Smith said.