The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Code of Conduct was broken during Monday’s match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. Virat Kohli, a veteran player for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Gautam Gambhir, the coach of Lucknow Super Giants, were both fined a lot of money.
After RCB won the low-scoring match, Kohli and Gambhir fought on the field, which led to a big fight in which many other people got involved.
After the game was over, Kohli and Gambhir shook hands and everything seemed fine, but that was just the calm before the storm. Then the first hitter for LSG, Kyle Mayers, walked up to Kohli and seemed to say something.
Then Gambhir came and took Mayers away, but things were getting heated. Later, pictures from the game showed that Gambhir and Kohli were having a lively conversation. The two teams were divided by a few other players and the Lucknow captain, KL Rahul. After that, Rahul and Kohli also talked.
In a press release, the IPL said, “Lucknow Super Giants Mentor Gautam Gambhir has been fined 100% of his match fee for breaking 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.”
Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct says that Mr Gambhir was guilty of a Level 2 offence.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli was fined 100% of his match fee for breaking the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Lucknow Super Giants in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Mr. Kohli said that he broke the IPL Code of Conduct by breaking Level 2 rule 2.21.
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Bowler Naveen-ul-Haq of the Lucknow Super Giants was fined 50% of his match fees for breaking 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 in Lucknow.
Not only Kohli and Gambhir but also Lucknow bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, broke Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which is a Level 1 offence. His match fee was cut in half because of the fine.
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