Delhi Capitals (DC) bowler Rasikh Salam Dar has been fined for violating the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the match against Gujarat Titans (GT). Rasikh Salam Dar was fined for his aggressive celebration after taking a wicket in the recent IPL 2024 match.
Rasikh Salam Dar played a crucial role in the Capitals’ four-run victory against the Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, April 24. The right-arm pacer took three wickets for 44 runs in four overs. He sacked Sai Sudarshan, Shahrukh Khan and R Sai Kishore during his term.
Rasikh Salam Dar fined for violating IPL code of conduct
Rasikh Salam Dar committed a Level 1 offense under Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct. The 24-year-old admitted the offense and accepted the match referee’s sanction.
“Dar committed a Level 1 offense under Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct. He admitted the infringement and accepted the match referee’s sanction. For Level 1 violations of the Code of Conduct, the decision of the Match Referee is final and binding,” read a statement from the IPL.
Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct involves “the use of language, actions or gestures that disparage or may provoke an aggressive reaction from another player.”
The Jammu and Kashmir-born cricketer was given the crucial task of bowling the 19th over when the Gujarat Titans needed 37 runs off 12 balls to win. The young pacer conceded two sixes before dismissing Sai Kishore with a yorker off the last ball of the penultimate over.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets for 29 runs for the Delhi team. After the victory, the DC team moved to sixth place in the table with eight points on its account. Meanwhile, the Shubmna Gill-led team is ranked seventh with lower net run rate (NRR).
Anrich Nortje was going through a difficult time – Rishabh Pants
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant revealed the decision to bowl Rasikh for the crucial 19th over in place of Anrich Nortje. He highlighted the importance of having a fit bowler.
“(In picking Rasikh for 19th) Nortje was going through a tough time. T20 is a fun game, after 14-15 overs the ball was coming good. So we wanted to trust Rasikh, always trust someone who plays well I think it comes down to instincts as a captain, sometimes he will come out happy that it worked today,” said Rishabh Pant.
Earlier, the Capitals lost three wickets for 44 runs in the powerplay. However, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel added a 113-run stand for the fourth wicket. Axar scored 66 runs off 43 balls, while Pant scored 88 off 43 balls. The team reached 224 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.
The Rishabh Pant-led team will take on Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) in their next match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, April 27.
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