Delhi Capitals bowling coach Munaf Patel has been fined 25 p.c of his match fee and accrued one demerit level for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct in the course of the high-octane sport towards Rajasthan Royals right here.
The match went all the way down to the wire on Wednesday (April 16) evening with DC successful the edge-of-the-seat thriller in a Super Over after each groups had been tied at 188 runs.
The former India pacer “admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.20 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which pertains to the conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game,” mentioned an IPL assertion.
“Munaf Patel, Bowling Coach, Delhi Capitals has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated One Demerit Point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Wednesday,” mentioned the assertion
Munaf, the assertion mentioned, had “accepted the match Referee’s sanction”.
The assertion didn’t specify Munaf’s actual offence however it’s probably that he was penalised for his argument with a match official after the previous India pacer was not allowed to ship a participant into the center to convey his message.
Munaf, a key member of India’s 2011 ODI World Cup-winning squad beneath M.S. Dhoni, was appointed DC bowling coach in November final 12 months changing James Hopes.
Article 2.20 covers all sorts of conduct which might be opposite to the spirit of the sport and should not particularly and adequately lined by the particular offences set out elsewhere on this Code of Conduct.
“…Article 2.20 may (depending upon the seriousness and context of the breach) prohibit, without limitation, the following: (a) the use of an illegal bat or illegal wicket-keeping gloves; and (b) failure to comply with the provisions of clause 6.3 of the IPL Match Playing Conditions,” the IPL Code of Conduct states.
“…the context of the particular situation, and whether it was deliberate, reckless, negligent, avoidable and/or accidental, shall be considered. The person lodging the Report shall determine where on the range of severity the conduct lays (with the range of severity starting at conduct of a minor nature (and hence a Level 1 Offence) up to conduct of an extremely serious nature (and hence a Level 4 Offence).”
Published – April 17, 2025 01:46 pm IST
