Tim David banned? BCCI brutally punishes RCB star for troubling umpires with ball-testing drama

A funny moment in the 20th match of the ongoing IPL 2026 has now turned into a costly mistake for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter, Tim David. The Australian star’s light-hearted act on the field ended up getting him into trouble after RCB’s 18-run win over Mumbai Indians.

The whole drama started in the 18th over when Tim David smashed a massive six off Hardik Pandya during RCB’s innings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The hit was so powerful that the ball got damaged and also became wet, so the umpires decided to change it.

Tim David’s fun lands him in trouble after RCB's win over MI

When the box of replacement balls came in, David picked one and started playing with it in a fun way. The umpire asked him to give it back repeatedly, but the RCB batter continued playing with the ball, seemingly teasing the match official during the live game.

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The umpire did not like what the RCB batter was doing, as a small delay was enough to annoy him. However, he later returned the ball to the umpire. Interestingly, Rohit Sharma also joined in the moment, sharing a laugh with David.

Casual inspection from Tim David after absolute destruction 🔥🥶#IPLRivalryWeek 2026 👉 #MIvRCB | LIVE NOW 👉https://t.co/gLbf9ggQbu | #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/OumaLMDlYF

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 12, 2026

But after the match, the match officials took this incident seriously. He irked the umpires after inspecting the ball during the match on Sunday (April 12). Since David did not follow the umpire’s instruction right away, he was penalized by the IPL Governing Council as per the rules.

Tim David faces fine for 'disobeying umpires' instructions'

Tim David has now been fined 25% of his match fee for not following the umpire’s instructions during RCB’s clash against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. The official announcement is expected soon.

A Times of India journalist revealed, X: “Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Tim David was fined 25% of his match fee for 'disobeying umpires' instructions' during ball-testing drama in Sunday night's IPL-2026 match between RCB and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium.”

#breaking Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Tim David fined 25% of match fee for 'disobeying umpires' instructions' during ball-testing drama in Sunday night's IPL-2026 match between RCB and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium #IPL2026

— Gaurav Gupta (@toi_gauravG) April 13, 2026

Aakash Chopra slams Tim David incident

Earlier, the former Indian batter-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra slammed David during the match and made it clear that such actions are not allowed for players on the field.

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Chopra said on on-air: “As a batter, you aren’t allowed to do that. He cannot check the ball. And if the shape of the ball is a problem, it is because you hit it for a six.”

RCB crushed MI at Wankhede

Meanwhile, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru made a strong comeback after their crushing loss to the Rajasthan Royals. RCB’s top order clicked perfectly, with fifties from Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, and Rajat Patidar helping them post a massive total of 240 runs on the board against MI.

The Mumbai Indians tried hard to chase this target but could only reach 222/5. Sherfane Rutherford played a brilliant knock of 71 not out from 31 balls, but the match had already slipped away at that point when MI were reduced to 154 for 5.

With this win, RCB moved up to third place in the IPL 2026 points table with six points from four matches, while MI is struggling in eighth position with just one win. RCB will next face Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 15.