Internet Desk: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma was on Sunday reprimanded by the match referee for showing excessive, obvious disappointment with an Umpire’s decision during his team’s contest against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium.
A statement released by the IPL media says, “Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians captain, was reprimanded by the match referee for showing excessive, obvious disappointment with an Umpire’s decision during his team’s contest against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium,” an Indian Premier League (IPL) statement said.
“Mr Sharma admitted to the Level 1 offence 2.1.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials.
“For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” it added.
The Indian batsman seemed to be unhappy with the umpire’s leg before wicket decision off Sunil Narine and showed anger while walking back to the pavilion. Mumbai Indians at that stage required 105 runs off 62 balls.
Mumbai Indians did manage to pull off a thrilling four-wicket win against Kolkata to continue their dominance over their rivals.