The KKR spinner has been fined 25% of his match fees.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowler Varun Chakravarthy has been fined 25% of his match fees for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) “Code of Conduct” during their match against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) last night.
After losing five wickets inside the powerplay, the South African youngster Dewald Brevis stitched a crucial 67-run partnership off 41 balls with Shivam Dube. However, Varun dismissed Brevis in the first delivery of the 13th over, shortly after scoring his half-century.
After his dismissal, the KKR spinner gave him a pointed send-off. With this action, he admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 in IPL’s Code of Conduct.
“For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” read a statement from the IPL.
For his send-off to the Proteas batter, Varun has also been handed a demerit point by the IPL. However, the spinner has accepted the sanction by the match referee.
“Varun Chakaravarthy, Bowler, Kolkata Knight Riders has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated One Demerit Point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. Varun Chakaravarthy admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction,” read the statement.
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