Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) may have won a thrilling Super Over against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 26, but their young batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi has faced severe punishment for his behavior during this IPL 2026 encounter.
The Indian Premier League announced action against Raghuvanshi on Monday, 27 April. The incident occurred in the 5th over of the LSG vs KKR IPL 2026 match in Lucknow.
How Angkrish Raghuvanshi violated IPL rules during LSG vs KKR match
Actually, Angkrish Raghuvanshi gently pushed a ball from Prince Yadav towards the mid-on region and decided to take a single. However, his batting partner Cameron Green suddenly sent him back, forcing Raghuvanshi to spin around the middle and return to his crease.
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As the youngster dived to save himself, an LSG fielder bowled the ball towards wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant in an attempt to run him out, but the ball hit Raghuvanshi’s legs. This prompted Mohammed Shami and captain Pant to appeal and claim that the KKR batsman had deliberately come in the path of the throw.
After reviewing the replays, the third umpire found that Raghuvanshi had deliberately changed his running path and blocked the ball, which falls under the rule of “obstructing the field”, leading to him being given out. The entire KKR camp was stunned by this decision and Raghuvanshi reacted sharply.
After arguing with the umpires, he hit the boundary cushion hard with his bat. He even threw his helmet towards the dugout aggressively. On the other hand, KKR head coach Abhishek Nair was also seen having a heated argument with the match officials.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi given heavy punishment for on-field behavior during IPL 2026
With this aggressive behaviour, Angakrish Raghuvanshi has violated Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which deals with “misuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match”.
As a result, Raghuvanshi has been fined 20% of his match fee and also given one demerit point for damaging equipment and showing excessive aggression on the field.
The IPL confirmed in a media release: “Kolkata Knight Riders batsman and wicketkeeper Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been fined 20% of his match fee and also accrued one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials during Match No. 38 against Lucknow Super Giants. Raghuvanshi pleaded guilty to the offense and accepted the match referee’s sanction.”
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‘A stern call’: Former Indian cricketer
Meanwhile, Raghuvanshi’s controversial obstructing-the-field out has sparked a huge debate among former cricketers. Rohan Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag felt it was against the “spirit of the game”.
Rohan Gavaskar was quoted by the Times of India as saying: “I think it is not out because when the ball came and the batsman dived, he was not looking at the ball. He was trying to dive. If he had been looking at the ball, he would not have dived… It was unintentional. So, I think it was not out.”
Virender Sehwag, on the other hand, said, “When you are winning… you can let it go… but since Lucknow were not winning… they appealed and as per the law, it is a right appeal. But… as per the spirit of the game, they should not have done that… it was really a harsh decision.”
