A repeat of the offence might discover Hardik and different Mumbai Indians gamers in an even bigger hassle.
Hardik Pandya has been fined Rs 12 lakhs for breaching the IPL code of conduct associated to minimal over-rate offenses following Mumbai Indians’ third victory within the ongoing IPL 2024 season.
During their match in opposition to Punjab Kings (PBKS) on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, Mumbai Indians had been discovered to have maintained a gradual over-rate, resulting in the penalty imposed on the workforce captain. This incident marks the primary time Hardik has been penalized for a gradual over-rate violation this season.
“As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined Rs 12 lakhs,” the BCCI’s launch learn.
However, Hardik does not thoughts the penalty a lot as his workforce secured a hard-fought victory in opposition to Punjab Kings on Thursday, April 18th. Although Hardik did not make vital contributions with the bat or ball, his management as skipper and strategic bowling modifications proved essential for Mumbai in the long run.
The Mumbai Indians captain acknowledged that his workforce was actually examined within the match and counseled Ashutosh Sharma of Punjab Kings for almost turning the sport of their favor.
“Very good game. Everyone’s nerves got tested. We spoke that the characters will be checked in this game. But natural you think you are ahead but you know IPL has a tendency to show that oppositions can come back and how!” Hardik mentioned in the course of the post-match presentation.
“Unbelievable, playing the way he (Ashutosh) did and hitting the ball off the middle. Great for his future. We did speak in the timeout about it is not about how we look, we will keep fighting. Make sure we don’t ball the soft balls. Batsmen played good shots but we were soft in certain overs,” he added.
Also learn| IPL 2024: Ashutosh Sharma’s heroics in useless as Mumbai Indians return to successful methods with 9-run victory over PBKS
