Xtra Time Web Desk: Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Harshit Rana was fined 60 percent of his match fee. For breaching code of conduct in the IPL 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens.
The fine is said to have been imposed on the KKR pacer because of his send-offs to SRH star batters Mayank Agarwal and Heinrich Klaasen.
The young Knight seamer emerged as the match-winner against the Sunrisers, especially with his final over heroics. But his conduct left many upset, hence deducting 60 percent of his match fee.
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“Rana committed two Level 1 offences under Article 2.5 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He was fined 10 percent and 50 percent of his match fees for the two respective offences. Rana admitted to the two offences and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” a release from IPL read.
Sunil Gavaskar, who was on the air at that time, questioned the need for such aggressive body language while celebrating the wicket. Also suggested him to learn to control his emotions as a young cricketer.
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“Couldn’t see any of that earlier on when he was hitting you for boundaries. No need to do that Mr. Rana. It’s just a wicket in cricket. The batter didn’t do that to him when he was hitting boundaries,” Gavaskar said.