Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council Chairman Arun Dhumal and BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia’s “honey-trap” remarks led fans to start creating their own theories online.
Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had sent a strong message to all the IPL franchises and asked them to remain alert and maintain strict discipline throughout the season.
When BCCI warned teams over misconduct and protocol violations during IPL 2026
Devjit Saikia had informed the franchise that there have been some incidents of misconduct and protocol violations against players, support staff and team officials during the current season which had come to the notice of the board.
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BCCI made it clear that even small mistakes can badly damage the image of IPL, franchises and the board. The latter said, “They may expose individuals and franchisees to legal liability and security risks of a serious nature.”
IPL chairman Arun Dhumal clarifies on “honey-trap” discussion
However, IPL Governing Council chairman Arun Dhumal clarified that no issue related to “honey trap” has emerged in this edition. IPL. He insisted that the tournament has been a clean one and no such specific incidents have emerged within the teams.
Times of India quoted Arun Dhumal as saying, “To my knowledge there have been no issues with regard to honey-trapping or things like that. It is a very clean tournament. Yes, there have been some issues. For example, Riyan Parag [vaping] Incident which we could have avoided. Barring that, I don’t think any such incident took place.”
Arun Dhumal refuses to comment on Devjit Saikia’s “honey-trap” comment; IPL 2026 described as unprecedented
The IPL chairman also refrained from commenting on Devjit Saikia’s “honey-trap” statement and said he was not aware of any such specific issue involving the players or the franchise.
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Dhumal said, “I am not aware of any such information. He would be the best person to comment on it. But as far as my understanding and knowledge, nothing like that has happened in this edition. I have not heard his comment, so I would not like to comment on it.”
He also described the ongoing IPL 2026 season as “unprecedented”. The chairman said, “It has been an unprecedented season this year. Like all previous editions, till the last day of the league stage, we did not know who would be the fourth team to qualify. There is the same excitement around the IPL every season. The quality of the games we have played so far has been phenomenal.”
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s brutal 97-run knock takes Rajasthan Royals into IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 after SRH demolition
During this time, Rajasthan Royals It was a brilliant performance to knock Sunrisers Hyderabad out of IPL 2026 with a massive 47-run win in the Eliminator at New Chandigarh on Wednesday, May 27.
Young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi completely destroyed the SRH bowling attack by playing a brilliant inning of 97 runs in just 29 balls. The young batsman hit 12 huge sixes and five fours during his stormy innings, which helped RR post a massive score of 243/8 on the board in the eliminator.
Chasing a huge target, Sunrisers Hyderabad collapsed early after Jofra Archer demolished the top order by taking three wickets inside the powerplay. SRH struggled at 57/4 and never recovered from the early damage and were eventually bowled out for 196.
With this big win, Rajasthan Royals have now reached Qualifier 2, where they will face Gujarat Titans On Friday, May 29. The winner of the Qualifier 2 encounter will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 31.
