RCB Captain Virat Kohli fined Rs 24 lakh for code of conduct breach in IPL 2023

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will be very happy with the way they have performed in the last few matches. They have won 3 of the last 4 games that they have played, including both their previous matches, and are now within touching distance of the top-4. RCB Captain Virat Kohli fined Rs 24 lakh for code of conduct breach in IPL 2023.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s stand-in captain for the Rajasthan Royals game – Virat Kohli has been handed a big fine of Rs 24 lakh after his side failed to the finish their overs in the required amount of time at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, 23 April.

Not only Kohli, but the entire Bangalore playing XI including Impact Player Faf du Plessis have been fined 25 per cent of their match fees. The Indian Premier League (IPL) said in a statement that Kohli has been fined Rs 24 lakh for RCB’s slow over-rate during the RR innings while each member of the rest of the team has copped lesser fines.

“Royal Challengers Bangalore, who had named Virat Kohli as their Captain for their game against Rajasthan Royals, has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 23, 2023,” said the league in its statement.

“As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Kohli has been fined Rs. 24 lakh and each member of the Playing XI, including the impact substitute, is fined Rs. 6 lakh or 25 percent of the match fee, whichever is lesser,” it further said.

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