Abhishek Sharma fined 25 per cent of match fee for showing dissent at umpire’s decision
Sharma admits to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and accepts the match referee’s sanction
Sunrisers Hyderabad vice-cpatain Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Thursday.
He admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and accepted the match referee’s sanction.
Level 1 breach code is the mildest form of punishment but repeated breaches may lead to accumulation of demerits points.
SRH registered their first win of IPL 2026, with a thumping 65-run win, with Abhishek playing his part with the bat, hitting four fours and as many sixes.
But he was sanctioned for showing dissent on TV umpire Nitin Menon’s decision after Varun Chakaravarthy took a diving catch off Blessing Muzarabani the ninth over but there seemed to be no conclusive evidence that the catch was taken cleanly.
But Menon deemed the catch to be legal which the batter disagreed and expressed his disappointment while walking off.
With inputs from PTI.
