The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reviewing numerous phrases and situations earlier than deciding on additional motion in opposition to groups violating Indian Premier League (IPL) protocols.
This follows an incident wherein Riyan Parag, captain of Rajasthan Royals, was caught vaping within the dressing room throughout a match in opposition to Punjab Kings. He escaped main sanctions and was fined simply 25 per cent of his match charge for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct, categorised as a Stage 1 offence.
“We’re exploring another choices by way of find out how to deal with the groups that are violating the norms. We shall be taking some actions, however we have to take a look at phrases and situations earlier than taking a name on how the groups ought to behave,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia stated on Saturday.
“It isn’t solely the gamers or the officers, as a workforce they’ve to take care of sure decorum in order that the picture of IPL isn’t adversely affected. So to make sure that we’ve to take a name and we shall be taking some motion,” he added.
The secretary additionally clarified that the Board has not acquired any communication from Punjab Police concerning the Parag incident. Vaping is prohibited in India beneath the Prohibition of Digital Cigarettes Act (PECA) 2019, which bans the manufacturing, sale and use of such gadgets.
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The Parag episode marked the second protocol breach for the Rajasthan Royals this season, following a latest case the place workforce supervisor Romi Bhinder was fined for utilizing a cell phone within the dugout.
Playoff venues to be determined in a few days
The BCCI secretary additionally stated {that a} determination on venues for the IPL playoffs and closing shall be taken over the following couple of days. Saikia, a former First-Class cricketer, added that the Board will assessment the Impression Participant rule after the event concludes.
“This is happening for the final two years, we shall be reviewing it after this event is over,” he stated, including: “A minimum of in the course of the event, we can not take any name. There isn’t a official request made to us that we should always revisit this explicit influence participant proposition, so there isn’t any such request. But when it comes from the workforce, then we must take a name, however until now, no such state of affairs has arisen.”
Requested whether or not India will journey to Bangladesh later this yr, the secretary remained non-committal.
“Our complete schedule is packed. After the IPL, there’s a sequence in opposition to Afghanistan, adopted by tour of England. As soon as that’s over, we’ll take into consideration the remaining a part of the season.”
Revealed on Might 02, 2026