Guwahati, 2 May: Following a verbal altercation following Monday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have each been fined 100% of their match fees. The 43rd IPL match pitted LSG and RCB against one another at Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium.
After the game, it was evident that Kohli and Gambhir had got into a verbal altercation and Amit Mishra, RCB captain Faf du Plessis and LSG assistant coach Vijay Dahiya were forced to step in and calm things down.
Following the incident, IPL in media release stated, “Lucknow Super Giants’ Mentor Gautam Gambhir has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Mr Gambhir admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct.”
“Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Mr Kohli admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct,” it added.
Naveen-ul-Haq, a right-handed fast bowler for LSG has also been fined 50% of his match money for violating the IPL Code of Conduct after engaging in a contentious exchange with Kohli during the traditional handshake following the game.
“Lucknow Super Giants’ Bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Mr Naveen-ul-Haq admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct,” it added.
It needs to be mention that LSG defeated RCB by 18 runs in the match that took place on Monday at 7.30 p.m.