Tim David (left) and Kieron Pollard
Mumbai Indians batter Tim David and batting coach Kieron Pollard have been fined 20% of their match fee for breaching the IPL’s code of conduct during their match against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur on Thursday. While the IPL did not reveal the details of the breach, ESPNcricinfo has learned that both Pollard and David were penalised for signalling from the dugout to the on-field batters to seek a review for a wide delivery.
Mumbai Indians bowler Gerald Coetze takes a catch to dismiss Punjab Kings batter Liam Livingstone for 1 in their IPL match played in Mohali. Mumbai Indians won the match.
The incident took place on the last ball of the 15th over when Arshdeep Singh bowled a full and angled delivery outside off stump that Suryakumar Yadav failed to connect. Suryakumar did not review it initially, but asked for one belatedly. Punjab Kings’ stand-in captain Sam Curran walked up to the on-field umpire and it is understood he was querying whether 15 seconds had elapsed. It is understood that the on-field umpires were clear about the Mumbai batters not looking in the direction of the dugout before asking for the review. Later, the IPL sought the footage from the broadcaster to check for the sequence of events leading to the review. After confirming the Mumbai dugout had clearly prodded the on-field batters, the match officials informed the franchise about the breach.
(BBC Sport)
