 "Digvesh Rathi has been suspended for one IPL game after collecting five demerit points. Image: PTI")
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) cricketer Digvesh Rathi has been suspended from the upcoming match against Gujarat Titans (GT) after his spat with Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) Abhishek Sharma on Monday. Both players were involved in a heated exchange during the LSG vs SRH Indian Premier League (2025) match as Digvesh Rathi repeated his trademark notebook celebration after dismissing Sharma.
The BCCI has fined Digvesh Rathi 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. He was also handed two demerit points for his third Level 1 offence under Article 2.5.
Digvesh Rathi gets one match suspension
Digvesh Rathi had already accumulated three demerit points and the latest offence has taken his tally to five – which has resulted in a one-game suspension. Digvesh will now be suspended for LSG’s next game against the Gujarat Titans on 22 May 2025 in Ahmedabad.
Digvesh earned his first demerit points against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on 1 April, 2025 and two more against Mumbai Indians (MI) on 4 April, 2025.
For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding.
Meanwhile, Ahishek Sharma has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. As this was his first Level 1 offence under Article 2.6 in IPL 2025, he has accumulated one demerit point.