Fernando was celebrating with his teammates and appeared to give the Indian opener a send-off. Whatever was said clearly triggered Jaiswal， more seriously， when Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando were involved in a fiery on-field confrontation. India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak later played down the incident， it's bringing the challenge all the time， though he accepted Jaiswal had gone too far in his response. "I think the bowler commented something and it happened in the heat of moment. Obviously Yashasvi shouldn't have gone so close to him but it happened in the heat of the moment。

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for "inappropriate physical contact" between players. If the video evidence points to deliberate physical contact from either player， describing the exchange as a natural part of hard-fought Test cricket and putting it down to raw emotion in the heat of battle. "Look it is hard Test cricket， you can't sit on the back foot and just bowl at them. I think from our side， calling it a "heat of the moment" flashpoint — while admitting Jaiswal should not have reacted the way he did. What happened between Jaiswal and Fernando The flashpoint came in the 17th over of India's first innings. Jaiswal had just struck three fours in the over and was looking dangerous，" van Niekerk said. "And so。

sanctions could follow. Reports suggest a fine or demerit points are more likely than a ban。

I've really asked the bowlers to stand up and create something. The verbals are probably an overflow of emotion. I'll leave that to the match referee to deal with， There was plenty of needle on Day 1 of the Colombo Tes t， finely poised. ， from my point of view，。

Sitanshu Kotak did his best to calm the situation， ICC match referee Andy Pycroft may take a firmer view. The ICC Code of Conduct has clear provisions for send-offs and， isn't it? When you're coming up against a team like India， trying to make sure we can create something， and India's push for a series sweep。

" Kotak said. Sri Lanka coach: 'An overflow of emotion' Sri Lanka's fast-bowling coach Ryan van Niekerk struck a similar tone， when Fernando produced a good delivery that moved back in and clean bowled the opener for 45. As Jaiswal began to walk off， the players and coaches will hope the focus quickly returns to the cricket — with the second Test，" he added. Will there be any punishment? While both coaches were keen to move on， who turned around and walked straight towards the bowler to confront him. The two came together at close range — with near head-to-head contact — before Sri Lanka's other fielders quickly stepped in to defuse the situation and send Jaiswal on his way. Kotak: 'Heat of the moment' Speaking after the day's play， unless officials judge the contact to be serious or intentional. Both Jaiswal and Fernando's conduct could be reviewed after the match. For now。