Kohli fined 50% of match fees for Breaching IPL Code of Conduct

The star batsman Virat Kohli was fined half of his match fees on Monday for objecting to the umpire's ruling in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders.

After being caught off a waist-height full-toss delivery by Harshit Rana during Sunday's game. RCB suffered a one-run loss to KKR at Eden Garden. It was necessary to use the Hawk-Eye technology, which measures height in no-balls. 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 beyond the crease. If Kohli had been standing straight at the crease, the ball would have passed his waist at a height of 0.92 meters, according to Hawk-Eye monitoring, which TV umpire Michael Gough verified.

Decision was not in-line with Kohli's thought

After a heated exchange with the on-field umpire, Kohli stormed off the field. Angrily, the frustrated Kohli banged on the trash can next to the dressing room on the other side.

Mr. Virat Kohli, Batter, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been fined 50 percent 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 offense 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 offense under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct refers to "showing dissent at an umpire’s decision".