Digvesh Rathi pays the price for defiance, gets tightly slapped by BCCI after repeated offensive celebration
Published - 05 Apr 2025, 11:25 AM | Updated - 05 Apr 2025, 01:03 PM
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LSG's latest spin bowling sensation Digvesh Rathi has been yet again punished for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the match against Mumbai Indians at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium.
This is not the first time that Digvesh Rathi has been fined for his antics during a match in this year's IPL. Earlier, he was fined for giving a send-off to the opening batter Priyansh Arya in a match between Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings.
Digvesh Rathi punished for breaching IPL Code of Conduct
Digvesh Rathi has been fined again for his second Level 1 offence.
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He was fined INR 50 lac and has collected two demerit points. #IPL2025
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Digvesh was fined INR 50 Lakhs and has accumulated two demerit points for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct while celebrating the wicket of Naman Dhir during LSG's home game against Mumbai Indians at Lucknow.
The offence committed by Digvesh was his second Level 1 offence this season, and the match referee felt that the young spinner had violated the IPL's Code of Conduct for crossing the line during his celebrations.
Why was Digvesh Rathi fined?
During the ninth over of the innings, Digvesh Rathi broke the dangerous-looking partnership between Naman Dhir and Suryakumar Yadav to hand his team the big breakthrough.
It was a legbreak bowled at a quick speed that skidded through to break the defences of Naman Dhir and pushed his stumps back. It was a massive wicket given the context of the game situation and Rathi was absoiutely pumped up.
He brought put his trademark 'notebook' celebration and gave a bit of a send-off to the MI batter. It was a vital moment in the game as Dhir was dismissed for a fiery 46 off just 24 balls.
It is not the first time that Digvesh has been fined for violating the IPL Code of Conduct. The LSG spinner had been earlier fined 25 percent of his match fees and was handed one demerit point for breaching the rules during the match against Punjab Kings.
After dismissing the opener Priyansh Arya, Digvesh gave a send-off to his Delhi Premier League teammate by doing his trademark 'notebook' celebration. His antics didn't go down well with the match referee and he was fined.
Fantastic game with the ball
Despite being fined, DIgvesh Rathi had a fantastic match and proved to be the game-changer of his team. He picked up the big wicket of Naman Dhir and finished with outstanding bowling figures of 1-21 in four overs.
While none of the LSG bowlers conceded less than 40 runs in this match, Digvesh's figures proved to be the difference in the match for his team. He proved to be difficult to read for the opposition batters and just couldn't attack him.
He was adjudged the Player of the Match for his performance. In the end, Lucknow Super Giants won the match by 12 runs and clinched a thriller over the five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
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