Former India Opener Shikhar Dhawan Weighs In on Digvesh Rathi’s One-Match Suspension

Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan hopes that Digvesh Rathi will learn his lesson with the one-match suspension. Dhawan said that he wished Rathi would channel his fire more productively.

Celebration Gesture Causes Trouble for Rathi

Rathi was earlier fined on multiple occasions for his “tick the notebook” celebration this season. On Monday, he was involved in an intense face-off with SRH’s Abhishek Sharma after he repeated the same celebration following Abhishek’s dismissal.

Digvesh Rathi was handed a one-match suspension after he used his signature notebook celebration again. Dhawan stated that he wishes Rathi would channel his energy better in the future.

“Sometimes, learning the hard way is the only way the lesson sticks. Hopefully, this will be a turning point where Rathi learns to channel that fire more constructively and show the respect every player deserves on the field,” Dhawan wrote on X.

Abhishek was also reprimanded for the same incident and received a 25 percent fine along with one demerit point for what was his first offence.

Match Suspension for Digvesh Rathi

This was Rathi’s third Code of Conduct breach, and he has been suspended from LSG’s next encounter against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. He accumulated five demerit points after three separate offences of the same nature.

“Digvesh Singh, Bowler, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH),” the IPL release stated.

“This was his third Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 this season and hence, he has accumulated two Demerit Points, in addition to three Demerit Points he had accumulated earlier – One Demerit Point against Punjab Kings on April 01, 2025 and two Demerit Points against Mumbai Indians on April 04, 2025.

“As he now has Five Demerit Points this season, which result in a one-game suspension, Digvesh will now be suspended for LSG’s next game – against Gujarat Titans on May 22, 2025, in Ahmedabad.”For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” it further stated.

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