“Senior Indians Do Way Worse”: BCCI Blasted For Double Standard Over Digvesh Rathi’s Celebrations

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spinner Digvesh Rathi has impressed many together with his bowling within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Digvesh has usually given his crew wickets at essential intervals on this marketing campaign. Bought for a small price of INR 30 lakh within the mega public sale, Digvesh’s celebrations after taking wickets within the T20 league have most likely price the franchise greater than what they paid to avail of his companies. While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) hasn’t shied away from penalizing Rathi, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull feels the punishments have been unfair.

Doull, who is among the consultants on the ongoing IPL season 18, claims that he has seen senior India stars do a lot worse than Rathi has. Yet, it was the LSG spinner who was reprimanded twice whereas different large title gamers’ actions have been ignored.

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“The team have got to be paying that (the fines). I don’t like it. I love the celebrations, I don’t think he has done anything at all wrong. I’ve seen senior Indian players do way worse, be in your face, and not get a fine. They are making an example out of a young man who is what, making a note in his notebook?” Doull stated in a chat on Cricbuzz.

Digvesh first began the sign-off celebration after he dismissed Punjab Kings batter Priyansh Arya. It was later revealed that Digves and Priyansh are good buddies, whereas the celebratory act from the LSG spinner was nothing however banter between the 2. Yet, the board determined to penalise Rathi.

“Priyansh Arya (who Digvesh dismissed to bring out the celebration for the first time) is his very good friend. He did it on a friendly note, but since he is on the verge of suspension, I hope he doesn’t repeat it,” Shahbaz Ahmed, fellow LSG spinner, had stated.

Rathi modified his celebration somewhat when the Lucknow franchise took on Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL league recreation on Tuesday. The spinner did the signature celebration on the bottom as an alternative of in entrance of the participant on his hand, hoping to not see the board nice him this time.