It all started with
ms dhoni when he took the game against
delhi Capitals for a longer time than stipulated. He was fined Rs.12 Lakhs for maintaining a slow over-rate. Then,
rohit sharma was fined during
mumbai Indians' loss in their last match. Even though
kieron pollard was leading the side, the fine was imposed on
rohit Sharma.
Now, during yesterday's nail biter between
chennai Super Kings and
kolkata Knight Riders, KKR captain
eoin morgan has been fined Rs.12 lakhs for a slow over-rate. This was KKR's first offense of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offenses. As per the IPL guidelines, the captain of the erring team is docked 12 lakh in fine on the first instance of slow over-rate.
On the second instance during the season, the fine for the captain is doubled (INR 24 lakh) while every other member playing XI is fined 25 percent of the match fee. Yesterday's match also recorded a huge number of viewers on Disney Plus Hotstar with more than 7 Million watching it live. Today's match will be played between
rajasthan Royals and
royal challengers Bangalore.