Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper, Rishabh Pant has received a fine of 100 percent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Friday (April 22). Pant has accepted the sanctions and he also accepted that he made a Level 2 offence under Article 2.7 of the IPL Code of Conduct.
Notably, Rishabh Pant became the talk of the town when he was seen calling back his batters after the on-field umpires did not check for possible waist-high delivery in the dramatic final over of the 24th match of the IPL 2022. Here is the video of the incident:
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Needing 36 runs from the final over, DC batter Rovman Powell managed to smash three successive sixes on the first three deliveries off the over bowled by Obed McCoy. DC needed another 18 more from the final three deliveries.
After the third ball of the over, Kuldeep Yadav, who was at the non-striker’s end, gestured to the umpires demanding that the last delivery be checked for a possible no-ball on height. Powell was seen having a chat with the umpires as well. The umpires stood their ground, saying the delivery was legal and they never had the intentions of referring it to the TV umpire.
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Amidst the drama on the field, Rishabh Pant was seen gesturing to Powell and Kuldeep to come out though assistant coach Shane Watson tried to reason him out. Another DC coaching staff member Praveen Amre then entered the field to have a conversation with the umpires but he was soon sent back by the match officials. The match though resumed after a long delay and DC lost by 15 runs.
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As per the media release from IPL, DC all-rounder, Shardul Thakur has also been fined 50 percent of his match-fee for breaching the Code of Conduct. The all-rounder admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL Code of Conduct and he has also accepted all the sanctions.
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The media release also stated Pravin Amre, Assistant Coach, Delhi Capitals has received fined 100 percent of his match-fee. He will also face a one-match ban for the offence. Amre admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction.
