NEW DELHI: In response to his protests against the umpire's ruling during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders, star batsman Virat Kohli was fined half of his match money on Monday.
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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 Gardens on Sunday.
The Hawk-Eye technology, which measures height in no-balls, was used. The hitter made contact with the ball just above his waist from what appeared to be a dipping delivery.
At that point, the star batsman, who had hit eighteen off seven balls, was standing just outside the crease.
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.
After a heated exchange with the on-field umpire, Kohli stormed off the field.
The frustrated Kohli knocked the waste-bin located near away team dressing room in anger.
"Mr 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 (IPL) 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21, 2024," an IPL statement read.
"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.
"For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding," the statement added.
A Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct refers to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision".
(With PTI inputs)
1/10:IPL 2024: KKR beat RCB by 1 run
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2/10:Kolkata Knight Riders
<p>Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late charge by Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsmen to win by one run in an IPL thriller after Virat Kohli's angry outburst at his dismissal on Sunday. </p>AP
3/10:Shreyas Iyer
<p>Bengaluru conceded 222-6 after electing to field first at Eden Gardens with Phil Salt smashing 48 off 14 balls and skipper Shreyas Iyer hitting 50. </p>AFP
4/10:Karn Sharma
<p>Needing 21 to win in the final over by Mitchell Starc, RCB's Karn Sharma hit the Australian left-arm quick for three sixes before being caught and bowled. </p>AFP
5/10:Phil Salt
<p>Wicketkeeper Salt then ran out Lockie Ferguson on the last ball despite a wide throw by the fielder as Bengaluru were bowled out for 221. </p>AP
6/10:Virat Kohli
<p>Bengaluru slipped early in their chase when Virat Kohli, who made a seven-ball 18, fell caught and bowled off Harshit Rana. </p>AP
7/10:No-ball?
<p>But the former India captain looked confident the high full-toss was above his waist as the umpires checked for a no-ball. </p>AFP
8/10:Furious Kohli
<p>TV umpire Michael Gough declared it out after technology suggested the trajectory of the ball dipped below the waist of the batsman, who returned furious after exchanging words with the on-field officials. </p>PTI
9/10:7th loss in 8 games
<p>The drama did not help Bengaluru in their chase as the bottom-placed side in the 10-team table slumped to their seventh loss in eight matches. </p>PTI
