DC Bowling Coach Munaf Patel Has Heated Argument With Umpire. BCCI Punishes Him By Slapping Fine Of…

Munaf Patel, member of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning crew and Delhi Capitals bowling coach, has been fined 25 per cent of his match charges and has additionally gathered one demerit level for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct throughout his crew’s match towards Rajasthan Royals on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday. “Munaf Patel admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.20 – which pertains to the conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game – and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction,” the IPL stated in a press release on Thursday.

“For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” it added.

The incident occurred throughout Delhi’s bowling when the fourth umpire reportedly stopped Delhi’s reserve participant from coming into the sphere to convey Patel’s message within the center. The former India pacer was seen having an argument with the umpire whereas tying up his laces on the boundary line. The video of the incident went viral on social media.

Munaf Patel had a heated trade with the 4th umpire through the #DCvRR match on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi after the umpire denied sending a participant to enter the bottom to convey his message.#DCvsRR #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/hHv0tNAUvd

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Delhi Capitals accomplished an exciting Super Over win after Mitchell Starc‘s spot-on efficiency with the ball. He not solely defended 9 within the final over towards set batters Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer but additionally restricted Rajasthan to 11 runs within the Super Over.

KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs comfortably guided the house aspect to victory to register their first win of the season at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Starc was named Player of the Match for his power-packed bowling efficiency within the match. He returned with the figures of 1-36 in his 4 overs whereas he additionally snared two scalped within the Super Over.

The victory helped Delhi to reclaim the highest spot with 10 factors in six video games and can tackle Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

With IANS inputs