The MI skipper, Rohit Sharma has received a fine of 15 percent of his match fees for breaching the code of conduct following the game against KKR on Sunday. He was seen hitting the stumps with his bat after being adjudged leg-before-wicket (LBW) after trying to loft KKR pacer, Harry Gurney. Initially, Rohit opted to take the DRS and after he was given out, he demonstrated his disapproval by exchanging a few words with the on-field umpire and the situation ended with him breaking the stumps.
Chasing a score of 233 at the Eden Gardens, Rohit gave MI a good start by smashing three boundaries early into his innings, before losing his wicket in the fourth over of Harry Gurney. In the replays, it was clearly visible that the ball was just clipping leg stump as the Rohit reviewed the decision.
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During the hearing with the match referee after the game, Rohit Sharma accepted the sanction. Describing the same, an IPL media advisory read, “Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians batsman, and captain, was fined 15 percent of his match fees for breaching the VIVO Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata. Mr. Sharma admitted to the Level 1 offense 2.2 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction.”
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), after being made to bat first by the MI skipper during the toss, posted a huge score of 232/2, with notable contributions from Shubman Gill (76 off 45 balls), Chris Lynn (54 off 29 balls) and an unbeaten 80 off 40 balls from Andre Russell.
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MI is currently standing at the third place at the IPL points table with 14 points in 12 games, but they lost the game by 34 runs, despite a valiant effort from all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who played a dominating knock of 91 off 34 balls, before being dismissed by Gurney on the final ball of the 17th over.
