In a massive development, the IPL Council on Tuesday announced strict punishment against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Harshit Rana and suspended him for match. Not only this, Harshit Rana was also fined 100 percent of match fees by the IPL body. As per the official release, Harshit Rana was found breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 47 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens on April 29, 2024.
Harshit Rana committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. He 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. The player was earlier penalised under the same level and article of the IPL Code of Conduct.
Why Harshit Rana was suspended?
The answer is his 'flying kiss' celebration. During the KKRvsSRH, Harshit Rana blew flying kiss after dismissing Hyderabad Opener Mayank Agarwal. Therefore, he was fined by the IPL. Now, during the KKRvsDC match, Harshit Rana pulled out a similar kind of gesture after dismissing Abhishek Porel. However, Rana did not complete his flying kiss celebration as he was fined last time by the IPL. However, Harshit could not dodge the strict action of IPL and the BCCI.
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