Virat Kohli was fined half of his match fees for showing dissent towards umpire’s decision during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kohli was given out after the he was caught off a waist-height full-toss delivery Harshit Rana during RCB’s one-run loss to KKR at the Eden Garden’s on Sunday.
TV umpire Michael Gough checked for the height and as per the Hawk-Eye tracking, the ball would have passed Kohli’s waist at a height of 0.92 meter had he was standing and upright at the crease.
Kohli left the field an agitated man after having an animated discussion with the on-field umpire.
An IPL statement reads that Virat Kohli, Batter, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 36 of the TATA Indian Premier League 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21, 2024 & for Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding followed by A Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct refers to showing dissent at an umpire’s decision.
Kohli committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction Cricketer Virat Kohli fined 50 per cent of match fees for IPL Code of Conduct breach
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