Delhi Boys Or Trouble Magnet? Here Are The Top 4 Controversies Of IPL Including Players From The Capital News24 –

Ekana Stadium served as the venue when Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Digvesh Singh Rathi received a disciplinary punishment for his notorious field conduct against Punjab Kings on 1 April 2025. Rathi was found guilty of conducting a “notebook celebration” upon Priyansh Arya’s dismissal at the Punjab Kings while breaking IPL Code of Conduct norms. A penalty of 25% of match fee and a single demerit point were imposed upon him for conducting a Level 1 offense as per Article 2.5. Following the referee’s decision the bowler agreed to the ruling despite IPL regulations stating that Level 1 offense decisions cannot be appealed.

Heated Exchange Between Nitish Rana and Hrithik Shokeen

Indian domestic cricket saw a powerful back-and-forth interaction between Hrithik Shokeen from Mumbai Indians and KKR captain Nitish Rana during an April 16, 2023 match at Wankhede Stadium. The match fee deductions for Rana came to 25% while Shokeen received a 10% penalty for violating IPL Code of Conduct standards.

Harshit Rana received a penalty for his team’s flying kiss celebration during the match.

Harshit Rana made a dismissive flying kiss action when he dismissed Mayank Agarwal during KKR vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. The BCCI considered the celebratory gesture to be unprofessional behavior which led to disciplinary measures. Thanks to a violation of Article 2.5 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct Harshit Rana received both a 60 percent match fee fine and a one-match ban.

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir’s Verbal Spat

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir exchanged heated words during the RCB vs LSG match at the sports ground. The social media videos record each player with intense facial expressions while they consistently argue following a game which ended in a narrow victory.