Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Avesh Khan was hauled up by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for his over-enthusiastic celebration after the staff’s one-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL 2023 match in Bengaluru on Monday. Avesh was seen animatedly slamming his ‘helmet’ after operating a bye off the ultimate ball to finish the win.
Avesh Khan was discovered responsible of breaching the IPL’s Code of Conduct and admitted to the offence in entrance of the match referee after the sport. The Madhya Pradesh pacer was let off with a reprimand.
“Lucknow Super Giants’ Avesh Khan has been reprimanded for breaching the Code of Conduct. Mr Avesh admitted to level 1 offence 2.2 of IPL’s Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction,” the BCCI stated in a launch on Tuesday.
For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s resolution is closing and binding. However, the penalty on RCB skipper Faf du Plessis was rather more extreme.
WATCH Avesh Khan’s animated celebration vs RCB HERE…
Avesh khan – 130* runs in simply 45 balls
Greatest finisher ever!!!__ pic.twitter.com/NWaxeIpzUZ
— 999rohi _ (@rohithhh_69) April 10, 2023
RCB was discovered at the least two overs quick on the cut-off time for bowling the ultimate over. It meant that Du Plessis was solely allowed 4 gamers within the ring within the closing over as effectively. The RCB captain was additionally docked Rs 12 lakh – the primary positive for IPL 2023 season for sustaining a gradual over-rate.
“The Royal Challengers Bangalore have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match 15 against the Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on Monday,” the discharge learn.
“As it was the team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, captain Faf du Plessis was fined Rs 12 lakhs,” it added.
Meanwhile, Du Plessis accomplished 300 sixes in T20 cricket on Monday. The 38-year-old struggled initially however smashed fast runs within the second half of the innings. He ended at an unbeaten 79 off 46 balls, consisting of 5 fours and 5 sixes. These 5 sixes took his six rely in T20s to 301.
The top-five six hitters in T20 cricket are West Indies legend Chris Gayle (1,056 sixes), former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard (812), West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell (589 sixes), former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Brendon McCullum (485 sixes) and New Zealand’s Colin Munro (480 sixes). Rohit Sharma (462 sixes), Virat Kohli (360 sixes), Suresh Raina (325 sixes), KL Rahul (289 sixes) and Robin Uthappa (267 sixes) are among the Indian gamers on the record as effectively.
(with ANI inputs)
