IPL 2024: Tim David, Kieron Pollard Land in Trouble After Committing Big Offence, Here's What Happened

Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Tim David and batting Kieron Pollard have landed in trouble in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The duo has been found guilty of breaching the IPL’s Code of Conduct during MI’s match against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, on April 18.

According to an official release, David and Pollard committed a ‘Level 1 offence under Article 2.20’ and were fined 20 percent of their respective match fees.

“Mumbai Indians batter Tim David and Batting Coach Kieron Pollard have been fined for breaching the IPL’s Code of Conduct,” the statement

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“David and Pollard committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.20 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. David and Pollard were each fined 20 percent of their respective match fees. Both 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,” it added.

What led to the sanctions?

It was the 15^th over of the MI’s innings when Arshdeep Singh’s fuller delivery moved away from the off-stump, close to the tramline. Suryakumar, who was batting on 67, tried chasing it but the umpire deemed it a legal delivery. As the camera panned towards the MI dugout, head coach Mark Boucher, was seen gesturing to Suryakumar that it was a wide while Tim David and MI batting coach Kieron Pollard were seen urging the batter to take a review from there.

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Article 2.15 (b) of the IPL Code of Conduct

A player playing on the field is forbidden to seek assistance from any person off the field of play in order to decide whether to request a referral to the TV Umpire.

MI’s position on the points table

After registering a narrow win against Punjab, Mumbai Indians jumped to the 7^th spot with 6 points and a Net Run Rate of -0.133.