In IPL 2024, the 33rd match was played between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings on 18 April, where MI registered a thrilling victory by 9 runs. During this match, Tim David and Kieron Pollard were seen gesturing from the dug out. Now Tim David and Kieron Pollard have been fined.

Fine on Tim David and Kieron Pollard

Mumbai Indians batsman Tim David and batting coach Kieron Pollard fined for violating the IPL code of conduct during their team’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Punjab Kings at the PCA New International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur on April 18. has been applied.

David and Pollard committed a Level 1 offense under Article 2.20 of the IPL Code of Conduct. David and Pollard have been fined 20 percent of their match fees. Both confessed to the crime and accepted the sanction of the match referee. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the match referee’s decision is final and binding.

The video went viral

In fact, during Mumbai’s innings, the umpire did not declare a ball wide. Then from the dug out, Tim David, Kieron Pollard and Mark Boucher signaled Suryakumar Yadav to take DRS. Then the umpire referred the decision to the third umpire and ultimately the decision had to be changed. Sam Curran talked to the umpire about this, but he ignored it. The video of this entire incident went viral on social media and fans expressed their displeasure over it.

Hardik was fined for slow over rate

Earlier, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya was fined for slow over rate against Punjab Kings. It was the team’s first offense of the season under the IPL’s code of conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, so Pandya was fined Rs 12 lakh.