During a thrilling match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025, there was a ruckus on the field when Sunrisers opener Abhishek Sharma lost his temper after his innings ended. The incident happened when Abhishek was dismissed by LSG spinner Digvesh Rathi, after which a heated argument was seen between the two players. The umpires had to intervene to control the situation.
Abhishek Sharma clashed with Digvesh Rathi.
This incident happened during the match played at the Ekana Stadium. In the 8th over of Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings, Abhishek Sharma, who was batting brilliantly at 59 runs at that time, was dismissed by Digvesh Rathi. He got caught by Shardul Thakur while playing a big shot. Rathi then celebrated the dismissal of Abhishek with his famous 'notebook celebration', in which he gestures to write something in an imaginary notebook. This celebration has been in controversy before as well, as some players and fans consider it aggressive.
But during this time, Digvesh Rathi also signaled Abhishek Sharma to leave the stadium. After which Abhishek Sharma got angry and both the players came very close to each other in anger. Seeing this, the umpires had to intervene, and Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant was also seen explaining to his bowler. After which Abhishek Sharma was seen leaving the field in anger.
Has been fined twice
Digvesh Rathi has been in the news since the beginning of the season due to his 'notebook' celebration. Due to this, he has been fined twice before. However, after this, the BCCI has given instructions to be lenient on the celebration of the players, but such incidents raise questions on the spirit of the game. Now action can be taken against him again, or Abhishek may also have to face a fine.
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