Sehwag fined 20 per cent of match fee for Code of Conduct breach

India's Virender Sehwag has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his country's first Test match against the West Indies.

Sehwag pleaded guilty to excessive appealing to ICC Match Referee Jeff Crowe in a hearing after play concluded in Antigua on Tuesday.

Sehwag was found to have breached 1.5 of the ICC Code which relates to "the practice of celebrating a dismissal before the decision has been given".

All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee.

The charge was brought by Umpires Asad Rauf, Simon Taufel and Billy Doctrove.

Jeff Crowe reached his conclusion after a hearing attended by Sehwag, Indian coach Greg Chappell and Umpires Rauf, Taufel and Doctrove.