Pesar Ishant Sharma, a veteran of Titans (GT), Gujarat, has been fined 25 percent of his match fees, which violates the Indian Premier League (IPL) code of conduct during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday, 6 April.
Pacer Lucknow Super Veteran spinner Digwesh Rathi becomes the second player to reprimand for disciplinary reasons in the ongoing tournament, which has been fined twice for his notorious ‘Notebook’ festival.
The details behind the possible violation are not yet known, but the Governing Body confirmed the punishment with a statement on Monday, 7 April after the decision of the match referee Javagal Srinath.
“Ishant Sharma, bowler, Gujarat Titans have been fined 25 percent of his match fees and he has also deposited a demerit point for the IPL Code’s code of conduct during his team’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday,” said in the statement.
The statement said, “Ishant Sharma entered the offense of level 1 under Article 2.2 and accepted the approval of the match referee. For the Code of Conduct for 1 Violations of Level, the decision of the match referee is final and binding.”
Ishant Sharma has earned a notorious reputation over the years, resulting in a suspected disciplinary record. Experienced has been fined several times on international circuits for changes on the region.
He was fined 65 percent of his match fee after violating the ICC’s code of conduct twice during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2017. Pesar, 36, was fined aggressively for celebrating aggressively during the Birmingham Test in England of India, India. His change with Kamran Akmal in the first T20I against Pakistan in Bangalore in 2012 also imposed a 15 percent fine.
Ishant Sharma IPL ended with 0-53 figures for dull wicket against SRH in 2025
In his seven-wicket victory, the Wright-Arm Pacer had removed a forgetful outing for GT from home. Shubman Gill-LED was prominent with the side ball, as Mohammad Sirraj (4/17) and Sai Kishore (2/24) continued their impressive runs. But Ishant Sharma’s magic stood out for all wrong reasons as he scored 53 runs in four overs without a wicket.
His economy was read at 13.25, while the next most expensive bowler for GT was with 7.75, when he scored 31 runs from his four overs.
Ishant was not initially a part of GT playing GT, but he came for Arshad Khan after the season opener, and has so far placed his place in the bowling unit. He was also expensive in GT’s victory over RCB, scoring 27 runs in two overs, but raised the main wicket of Rajat Patidar.
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Edited by Parag Jain
