IPL 2022: Pant, Thakur and Amre fined for breach of code of conduct

In
Match
34
of
IPL
2022
in
Mumbai
Pant
was
livid
with
the
decision
of
the
field
umpires
not
to
refer
a
no-ball
call,
especially
as
they
did
not
even
check
with
the
TV
umpire
if
the
call
was
right.

The
Capitals
skipper
signalled
the
players
to
return
if
the
no
ball
was
not
checked.
Assistant
coach
Praveen
Amre
also
ran
into
the
field
to
question
the
call.

IPL
2022:
What
happened
during
the
final
over
after
No-Ball
controversy,
this
is
what
Rishabh
Pant
had
to
say

Jos
Buttler
smashed
116
off
65
balls
to
power
Royals
to
222
for
two.

In
response,
Capitals
fell
short
of
the
target
by
16
runs
despite
the
late
cameo
by
Rovman
Powell
of
36
not
out
off
15
balls.

IPL
no-ball
controversy:
DC
captain
Rishabh
Pant
still
furious,
says
3rd
umpire
should’ve
intervened

With
36
needed
off
the
last
over,
Powell,
who
walked
into
bat
at
number
8,
hit
his
compatriot
Odeb
McCoy
for
three
sixes
off
the
first
three
balls.

The
third
delivery
which
seemed
to
have
been
bowled
full
toss
over
the
waist
was
not
signalled
a
no-ball
by
the
on
field
umpires
Nitin
Menon
and
Nikhil
Patwardhan,
triggering
drama
and
later
the
fine.

At
that
juncture,
Kuldeep
Yadav,
who
was
at
the
non-striker’s
end,
gestured
to
the
umpires
demanding
that
the
last
delivery
be
checked
for
a
possible
no-ball
on
height.

Powell
joined
in
the
discussion
with
the
umpires
too,
but
the
officials
stood
their
ground,
saying
the
delivery
was
legal.

Pant
had
then
gestured
Powell
and
Kuldeep
to
walk
out
though
assistant
coach
Shane
Watson
tried
to
reason
with
him.

“Mr
Pant
admitted
to
the
Level
2
offence
under
Article
2.7
of
the
IPL
Code
of
Conduct
and
accepted
the
sanction,”
an
IPL
statement
said.

After
better
sense
prevailed
and
play
resumed,
McCoy
bowled
back-to-back
dot
balls
to
ensure
his
team
did
not
lose
the
game
and
was
also
rewarded
on
the
final
ball
when
Powell
was
caught
by
captain
Sanju
Samson,
behind
the
stumps.

Asked
about
the
incident
at
the
post-match
presentation,
Pant
said,
“I
thought
the
no
ball
could
have
been
precious
for
us.
I
thought
we
could
have
checked
that
no
ball,
but
it’s
not
in
my
control.”

Meanwhile,
the
IPL
statement
added
that
Capitals
all-rounder
Shardul
Thakur
and
assistant
coach
Amre
too
have
been
fined.

“Shardul
Thakur
from
Delhi
Capitals
has
been
fined
50
per
cent
of
his
match-fee
for
breaching
the
TATA
Indian
Premier
League’s
(IPL)
Code
of
Conduct
during
his
team’s
match
against
Rajasthan
Royals
at
Wankhede
Stadium,
Mumbai.

“Mr
Thakur
admitted
to
the
Level
2
offence
under
Article
2.8
of
the
IPL
Code
of
Conduct
and
accepted
the
sanction,”
the
IPL
statement
added.

There
was
also
sanctions
for
Amre,
with
the
Capitals
assistant
coach
possibly
facing
a
one-match
ban.

“Pravin
Amre,
Assistant
Coach,
Delhi
Capitals
has
been
fined
100
per
cent
of
his
match-fee
for
breaching
the
TATA
Indian
Premier
League’s
(IPL)
Code
of
Conduct
during
his
team’s
match
against
Rajasthan
Royals
at
Wankhede
Stadium,
Mumbai.
He
will
also
face
a
one-match
ban
for
the
offence,”
the
IPL
statement
added.