India's Sharma fined for gesture

Sharma pointed Symonds towards the pavilion after bowling him in a one-day international which Australia won.

Match referee Jeff Crowe said: "Sharma may have been provoked and this was his first offence - hence the penalty was at the lower end of the scale."

The International Cricket Council has a "zero-tolerance" stance on abuse.

Australia, India and Sri Lanka are competing in the triangular CB Series.

And Crowe added: "Hopefully the teams in these remaining matches in the CB Series will focus on the business of playing and entertaining."

Meanwhile, Australia have been fined for a slow over-rate by their bowlers in the same match.

Captain Ricky Ponting was docked 20% of his match fee, while his team-mates were fined 10% after they fell two overs behind their target.

It was the second time this year that the Australians had been fined for a slow over-rate against India.

They had been warned by Crowe over their over rate after their third Test defeat in Perth in January.

On a busy day for the match referee in Sydney, India captain Mahendra Dhoni has agreed not to use the wicket-keeping gloves he wore at the start of the innings against Australia.