Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant, who has made an excellent comeback to cricket after recovering from accidents sustained attributable to a horrific automobile crash, was on Wednesday fined Rs 24 lakh for a second over fee offence within the 2024 Indian Premier League. Pant was responsible of sustaining a slow-over within the recreation towards Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. The remainder of his teammates have been fined 25 p.c of their match charges. “Rishabh Pant, the Delhi Capitals captain, has been fined after his staff maintained a gradual over fee throughout their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match towards Kolkata Knight Riders…” stated the IPL in an announcement titled ‘IPL Media Advisory: Code of Conduct Breach’..

“Because it was his staff’s second offence of the season underneath the IPL’s Code of Conduct regarding minimal over fee offences, Pant was fined INR 24 lakhs.

“The remainder of the members of the Taking part in XI, together with the Influence Participant, have been every individually fined both INR 6 lakhs or 25 p.c of their respective match charges, whichever is lesser,” it added.

Delhi Capitals misplaced the sport to KKR by 106 runs after the latter smashed 272 for seven, the second highest whole in IPL historical past. It was Delhi Capitals’ third loss in 4 video games.

In accordance with the IPL guidelines, in case of a 3rd gradual over-rate offense by a staff in a single season, the captain fined INR 30 lakh and is handed over a match ban. The remainder of the staff is imposed with a wonderful of INR 12 lakh or 50% of their match charge, whichever is lesser. So Pant wants to make sure that the offense is just not repeated by his staff.

Talking on Star Sports activities, former Australia cricketer Michael Clarke spoke on Rishabh Pant’s efficiency towards KKR. He stated, “Yeah look it is nice for Indian cricket, but it surely’s additionally nice for Rishabh Pant. I feel the work that has gone into his rehab to get again to that degree of play at any commonplace is an incredible achievement. He is deserves a number of credit score for his laborious work and it is nice to see him on the sphere, captaining and taking part in effectively, batting and retaining.

“He appeared a bit of bit sore, a bit of bit ginger, I noticed the Delhi physio run out to the sphere a few instances to examine on him, so hopefully he is pulled out okay, the positives are within the presentation he stated he was wonderful and hopefully a break day or a few days off and he can be prepared for the subsequent recreation. He is a beautiful participant and everyone is pleased that he is again on the sphere and we need to see him play for Delhi, however we additionally need to see him come again and play for India as quickly as attainable.”

With PTI inputs