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TNPL cricketer fined Rs 1 lakh for mobile phone breach
A player in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League has been fined Rs 1 lakh by the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit for using a mobile phone inside the restricted Players and Match Officials…
The Story in Brief
A player in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League has been fined Rs 1 lakh by the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit for using a mobile phone inside the restricted Players and Match Officials Area during a match in Dindigul. The New Indian Express reports the cricketer, a left-handed Ranji Trophy batter who scored two fifties last season, was texting his girlfriend. No links to bookies were found on his device.
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association initially considered a two-year ban but decided on a fine since the offence was not grave. TNCA secretary U. Bhagawandas Rao said the franchise has been told to drop the player until an enquiry is completed. The incident follows a similar Rs 1 lakh fine on Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder during the IPL earlier this year.
The Indian Opinion
The initial talk of a two-year ban for what was a phone-in-zip-code breach felt wildly disproportionate, especially given that no corruption charges were filed. The final fine of Rs 1 lakh brings some proportion back, but the gap between threat and penalty erodes trust in disciplinary consistency. The real test is whether the ACSU will enforce this rule uniformly in the IPL next season, where stakes and temptations are far higher.
Sources (3): thehindu.com, newindianexpress.com, sports.ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
