ipl 2026 The season is once again at the center of controversy, this time it also involves star players. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The incident happened immediately after RCB’s dramatic last-ball win Mumbai Indians (MI) On Sunday, May 10 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur.
However, amid the emotional celebrations that followed the thrilling finale, cameras captured an RCB star making an obscene hand gesture from the dugout, the clip of which instantly went viral online. The incident sparked a swift reaction among fans and the IPL governing body soon initiated disciplinary action following the controversial moment.
RCB star fined and given demerit points after viral gesture
IPL confirmed this on Monday tim david Level 1 of the IPL Code of Conduct was violated. The RCB batsman was fined 30% of his match fee and also received two demerit points for breaching Article 2.6, which relates to “Using a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting.”
As per the official IPL advisory, David pleaded guilty to the offense and accepted the penalty imposed by match referee Amit Sharma. The incident occurred moments after RCB secured a thrilling win on the last ball of the match. As the celebrations broke out in the Bengaluru camp, the Australian all-rounder was seen showing his middle fingers in an emotional reaction towards the Mumbai Indians camp.
The gesture immediately became a major talking point online, especially given David’s previous association with MI. The Australian represented Mumbai Indians for three seasons before joining RCB, and fans were quick to guess that the reaction after the dramatic win would have been emotionally charged. Interestingly, this is not the first disciplinary issue involving David this season. Earlier in IPL 2026, he had already received a heavy fine and one demerit point for disobeying the umpire’s instructions during the first clash between MI and RCB.
RCB knocks Mumbai Indians out of playoff race
RCB’s innings had a very bad start Virat Kohli Whereas, a golden goose departed for Devdutt Padikkal And Rajat Patidar The defending champions also struggled and lost cheaply at 39/3 inside the powerplay. Krunal Pandya He scored 73 runs in 46 balls with the help of five sixes and four fours to keep Bengaluru afloat in the chase.
jacob bethel And Jitesh Sharma Made useful contributions, but Mumbai Indians continue to struggle Corbin Bosch And Deepak Chahar. Tim himself had a forgettable performance with the bat and was out for a golden duck at a crucial stage of the chase. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Emerging as the unexpected hero in a tense final over. After a stellar performance with the ball at the start of the match with figures of 4/23, the veteran fast bowler hit a crucial six to swing the momentum back in RCB’s favour.
Two runs were needed on the last ball, Rasikh Salaam Dar Made a successful comeback to complete the winning run and lead to huge celebrations in the RCB camp. The dramatic win not only ended RCB’s two-match losing streak but also officially eliminated Mumbai Indians from the race for the IPL 2026 playoffs.
