NEW DELHI: In response to his protests against the umpire's ruling during
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders, star batsman
Virat Kohli
was fined half of his match money on Monday.
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Kohli was given out after the he was caught off a waist-height full-toss delivery
Harshit Rana
during RCB's one-run loss to KKR at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
The
Hawk-Eye technology
, which measures height in no-balls, was used. The hitter made contact with the ball just above his waist from what appeared to be a dipping delivery.
At that point, the star batsman, who had hit eighteen off seven balls, was standing just outside the crease.
TV umpire
Michael Gough
checked for the height and as per the Hawk-Eye tracking, the ball would have passed Kohli's waist at a height of 0.92 meter had he was standing and upright at the crease.
After a heated exchange with the on-field umpire, Kohli stormed off the field.
The frustrated Kohli knocked the waste-bin located near away team dressing room in anger.
"Mr Virat Kohli, Batter, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been fined 50 per cent of his
match fees
for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 36 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21, 2024," an IPL statement read.
"Kohli committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee's sanction.
"For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding," the statement added.
A Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct refers to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision".
(With PTI inputs)
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