Former India player Aakash Chopra has questioned why star RCB batter Virat Kohli was not penalized for his aggressive celebrations in IPL 2025. He shared that Digvesh Rathi has been fined twice for his ‘notebook’ celebrations earlier in the tournament as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “The thing that caught my eye was that Digvesh Rathi did a ‘notebook’ celebration. He did it once and got fined. He did it a second time and got fined. He got scared the third time, saying he is not earning as much as he would lose in fines. So he has started writing something on the ground. Then we saw Virat Kohli’s celebration at the end of the PBKS-RCB match, that was also pure aggression. However, no one said anything to him. There is not even a rap on the knuckles. Nobody has pulled him up for that, but you did that when Digvesh Rathi did a ‘notebook’ celebration.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra also recalled MS Dhoni being fined previously, but added that Virat Kohli didn’t meet the same fate this time.

“I recall MS Dhoni was once fined 50 percent of his match fee because he entered the ground. He shouldn’t have gone at all. 50 percent of his match fee was immediately cut. It could have been more than that, but there was some action. However, it hasn’t happened in Virat Kohli’s case,” he said.

“Don’t think I am against Virat. Should the rule not be the same for everyone? Shouldn’t there be a continuity in terms of what’s allowed and what’s not, as to what’s a Level 1 or Level 2 offense, and then only the deed and not the name will be seen, whether a big player like Rohit Sharma or Ayush Badoni does that. Everyone will have to be fined equally,” Aakash Chopra concluded.