Nicholas Pooran will miss West Indies' next four Twenty20 matches after admitting to tampering with the ball.
Cameras caught the 24-year-old using his thumb to scrape at the ball and seam during the final match of the Windies’ ODI series against Afghanistan in Lucknow.
In a statement, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said: "Pooran was charged with violating Article 2.14 of the code, which relates to "changing the condition of the ball" after video footage showed him scratching the surface of the ball with his thumbnail.
"He will now miss the next four T20I games for the West Indies and will have five demerit points added to his record."
Pooran, who has re-signed as Yorkshire's overseas player for the Vitality Blast next year, will now miss the forthcoming short-form series against Afghanistan and one subsequent match.
He will still be available for the Test leg of the tour, which begins on November 27.
Additional reporting by the Press Association.
