Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder Krunal Pandya is on cloud nine as they managed to defeat Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). With this win, Mumbai became the second team to defend their title after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and is the only win to win the IPL Cup for a record 5 titles.
Meanwhile, Krunal got into trouble at the Mumbai International Airport. After wrapping up the IPL, Krunal and his wife Pankhuri Sharma took a flight for Mumbai from Dubai, but he was stopped by the officials for the interrogation at the Mumbai airport that he was found carrying more gold and other valuables with him.
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As per the reports of ANI, “Cricketer Krunal Pandya stopped by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Mumbai International Airport over suspicion of being in possession of undisclosed gold and other valuables, while returning from UAE: DRI sources.”
Cricketer Krunal Pandya stopped by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Mumbai International Airport over suspicion of being in possession of undisclosed gold and other valuables, while returning from UAE: DRI sources pic.twitter.com/9Yk82coBgz
— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2020
As per the rules laid out by the authorities, all-male passengers coming to India from Dubai are only allowed to carry up to 20 grams of gold that should not cost more than ₹50,000 as a duty-free allowance. Also, a passenger can carry as much gold as he wants if he declares about the same at the customs and pays the fixed import duty. The import duty of bringing gold to India is 12.5%.
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Krunal had amassed 109 runs in 16 fixtures at a strike rate of 118.47. He finished this season with 6 wickets under his belt in 16 games at an economy of 7.57 and an average of 63.33. As far as Mumbai Indians are concerned, apart from winning the title for the fifth time, the players bagged a lot of awards at the IPL 2020 ceremony too. While Trent Boult was named as the Powerplayer of the tournament for taking 16 wickets, Kieron Pollard was adjudged as the Super-striker of the season for maintaining a healthy strike-rate of 191.42.
