Lucknow Super veteran spinner Divesh Rathi canceled the controversy for the second game that ran with a gesture of festive gestures against the Mumbai Indians at Ekna Stadium in Lucknow.
Just four days after the LSG’s final 12 -run win was rejected by the LSG’s final 12 -run win after the MI rejected the nominee derb of his match for the stimulating celebration, the LSG fined 50 percent for his animated gestures.
“Digwesh Singh, bowler, Lucknow super veterans have been fined 50 percent of his match fees for IPL Code of Conduct against Indians of Mumbai during their team’s match. On April 01, 2025, he accumulated the Demrit Point during the LSG match against Punjab Kings, which he accumulated,” was read in a statement by the IPL Committee.
In the previous outing of LSG, Rathi ended the festival after rejecting Punjab Kings opener Priyash Arya. The incident took place in the third over of Punjab Kings Chase when Arya tried a small shot outside the delivery of delivery by Arya and was caught by the top edge by Shardul Thakur. Rathi, who was played with Arya in the Delhi Premier League, went to Arya and grabbed his left hand like a page and pretended to reduce the dismissal. The act of Rathis noticed that the on-field umpire was also warning the bowler and the spinner would give 30 runs in his four overs. Post the match, BCCI fined Rathi 25 percent of his match fee and handed over a demerit point.
Cricket veteran Sunil Gavaskar slammed Rathi’s antics, stating: “I can understand the festival whether Batman killed a border or six on the previous ball after the wicket. As a bowler, you have got six delivery. So you got five dot balls and got a wicket of sixth, then you don’t do so, you don’t do it,”
“But all these gestures mean you do not expect to get a wicket. And now that you have got a wicket, you are trying, show, show, show what Kohli did after that Kohli did after that.
