Cricket
oi-Gaurav Sharma
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has fined Rishabh Pant Rs 12 lakh after Lucknow Super Giants maintained a slow over rate during their IPL clash against Chennai Super Kings on May 15.
According to the IPL governing body, the offence came under Article 2.22 of the league’s Code of Conduct related to minimum over-rate violations. Since it was LSG’s first such offence this season, Pant was handed a monetary fine of Rs 12 lakh.
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant was fined Rs 12 lakh by the BCCI for a minimum over-rate violation during their May 15 IPL clash against Chennai Super Kings, marking LSG’s first such infraction this season.
Pant has now joined several IPL captains penalised this season for similar offences. Earlier, Pat Cummins, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill were also fined for slow over rates during matches.
Despite the penalty, LSG enjoyed a memorable outing at the Ekana Stadium as they comfortably chased down 188 against CSK. A sensational 38-ball 90 from Mitchell Marsh powered Lucknow to victory in just 16.4 overs with seven wickets remaining.
Speaking after the win, Pant said the result was important for the team and praised the players for sticking to their plans. He also highlighted the performance of Akash Singh, saying the pacer’s hard work and disciplined bowling played a key role in the victory.
Pant also clarified why he did not come out to bat during the chase despite LSG losing a few quick wickets. The wicketkeeper-batter revealed that the team management wanted to give opportunities to players who had not featured much this season. He admitted he was prepared to bat but respected the decision taken by the think tank to back other players in the middle order.
