Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has been fined. He has been fined 25 percent of his match fee. During the match against Punjab Kings, Riyan Parag smoked an e-cigarette in the dressing room. It is known that the video of the incident went viral. The incident, in which he was seen inhaling smoke from an electronic device, drew severe criticism on social media. With this, the IPL responded to the incident. The IPL said in its statement that it is imposing a fine of 25 percent of the match fee.
On-field umpires Tanme Srivastava and Nitin Menon did not complain to match referee Amit Sharma about Parag smoking. They complained after watching the visuals. Sharma later said that Parag had committed a disciplinary offence. He was fined 25 percent of his match fees as a level 1 offence. Parag was also given a demerit point. Ryan admitted his mistake. The IPL said in a statement that it had accepted the fine imposed by the match referee.
It seems that the BCCI is considering taking strict action against the Rajasthan Royals team and its owners. It seems that the BCCI is considering taking strict action against the team in the wake of the views being expressed that the RR team is tarnishing the reputation of the IPL. BCCI Secretary Devajit Sakia said that we think that action should be taken against the Rajasthan Royals team, but there is no clarity on what action to take yet.
The Indian government banned e-cigarettes in 2019. According to the law, those caught smoking them can be jailed for a year or fined Rs 1 lakh. The BCCI said that action has been taken against Parag under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct. He said that all types of conduct fall under 2.21. It is known that Rajasthan team manager Romi Binder used a mobile phone in the dugout during a match. He was fined Rs 1 lakh for that incident.
