BCCI Imposes Penalty on Hardik Pandya In the 33rd match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League, played between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Mullanpur Stadium in Mohali, MI’s captain Hardik Pandya could not complete the overs within the stipulated time due to slow over rates. As a result, he breached the BCCI’s code of conduct and has been fined ₹12 lakhs.
MI Was 2 Overs Behind During the match against Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians were lagging behind by 2 overs. Consequently, they had to keep an additional fielder within the 6-yard circle in the 19th and 20th overs.
Currently, this delay has not resulted in any loss for the MI team. However, due to the breach of the code of conduct, Hardik Pandya has been fined ₹12 lakhs by the BCCI. If he repeats such an offense, he will face a fine of ₹24 lakhs. Additionally, other players of the team will also be penalized. If such an offense is repeated for the third time, a ban will be imposed on them from playing one match.