Shocking! PNG Cricketer Booked For Robbery During ICC Cricket World Cup League Challenge (X)
In what comes as a shocking development, PNG cricketer Kiplin Doriga was booked for robbery charges during the ICC Cricket World Cup League Challenge in Jersey. The incident took place in St. Helier in the early hours of Monday, August 25. Dogria was presented before the Magistrate’s court on August 27 where he pleaded guilty. Given the seriousness of the case, the magistrate transferred the case to the Royal court. The cricketer was also denied bail and will remain in custody till the next hearing on November 28, according to a report by PNG news outlet EMTV.
Doriga is one of the big names in PNG cricket and played for the country in the 2021 and 2024 T20 World Cups. The wicketkeeper-batter played 39 ODIs and 43 T20Is for the country, scoring over 1000 runs, including four fifties. The news of the arrest of an international cricketer has left the cricket fraternity in shock.Bringing Shame To The Great SportA sport where crickers in top countries earn millions, players from associate nations end up being in jail for robbery, seriously! Maybe the ICC needs to look at such issues, and if possible, provide better financial support to these countries so that the players do not bring shame to a great sport. But robbery isn’t the only crime the players end up committing. Some who come from a humble background and earn a hefty paycheque also end up in jail. Recently, Pakistan cricketer Haider Ali was arrested for alleged rape charges in Manchester.
Coming back to Doriga, he played a brilliant knock of 68 in 84 balls against Denmark, but could only score 12 against Kuwait during the ICC World Cup League, with PNG losing both games.
PNG Performance In CWC League ChallengeMeanwhile, the PNG cricket association distances itself from Doriga’s act and said it will not affect the team’s campaign in the ICC Cricket World Cup League Challenge. PNG have had a mixed run in the ICC Cricket World Cup League Challenge, winning four and losing as many, and one game ended as a no result. They have nine points and a net run rate of -0.131 in the points table. The team started brightly, with wins over Denmark, Qatar, Kuwait, and Kenya in the September-October 2024 leg, but the recent results have not been great, with the team suffering defeats to Denmark, Kuwait, and Jersey.