The Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians (RCB vs MI) match on the night of 10th May was completely exciting. Everyone had to wait till the last ball of the match in New Raipur to find out the winner of the competition. Amidst the tense moment, RCB head coach and Zimbabwean cricket legend Andy Flower committed a huge mistake for which he will have to pay a heavy fine to the board.
BCCI has informed that the head of Royal Challengers Bangalore has violated the IPL code of conduct. during 18th During the match, Andy Flower was seen having an animated conversation with the fourth umpire outside the playing area. Some of the words used by Flowers were captured on the mic. RCB head coach Dins Guiley has also accepted his crime for using wrong words against the fourth umpire.
IPL issues official statement on incident involving RCB head coach
The IPL informed about the incident through an official press release, saying, “Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Andy Flower has been fined 15% of his applicable match fee for breaching Level 1 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials.”
“Andy was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which relates to ‘use of audible obscenity during a match’.” The incident occurred in 17.2 when Andy spoke aggressively to the fourth umpire. Andy pleaded guilty to the offense and accepted the punishment imposed by match referee Amit Sharma.
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