‘Dhoni climbed on the field, not banned Kohli’: Virender Sehwag defended ‘Young Player’ Digwesh Rathi after suspension. Cricket news

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has criticized the Control Board (BCCI) for Cricket in India to show inconsistency in implementing disciplinary work against players in the Indian Premier League (IPL), especially highlighting the recent suspension of Digwesh Singh Rathi of Lucknow Super Gents.Digvesh Rathi, a leg-spinner for LSG, received a suspension after a change in a match with Abhishek Sharma during his match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The incident broke the third conduct of Rathi this IPL season.

Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The BCCI clarified that the suspension of Rathi was the result of the demeriting points accumulated with many incidents throughout the season, not only by confrontation with Sharma.“I thought the ban was a bit harsh. The boy is playing in the IPL in his first year. MS Dhoni had entered the ground, he was not banned then. Virat Kohli spoke to the umpires in the tone that knows how many times, that too was banned. Speaking on Cricbuzz.The controversy stems from the previous violations of the rathi, which includes their trademark “notebook” function after the opposition batsmen rejected, which contributed to the accumulation of their demeriting points.“This was his third level 1 crime under Article 2.5 in this season and hence, he has submitted two demerit points, in addition to three demerit points he had submitted earlier – a demerit point against Punjab Kings on April 01, 2025, on April 04, 2025, two demerites against Mumbai Indians – 22 May, LSG’s front points against Mumbai Indians. Against the Titans of Gujarat, “BCCI explained in its statement.

The incident has paid attention to the previous controversies involved in the leading players. In 2019, MS Dhoni entered the field during the match to dispute a no-ball decision with the umpires during a match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, resulting in a penalty of only 50% match fee.Similarly, Kohli, despite being involved in several on-field disagreements during his 18-year IPL career, has never encountered suspension.

The significant difference in these cases lies in the accumulation of demerit points. While Rathi reached the five-point border triggering an automated suspension, neither Dhoni nor Kohli had submitted enough points to warrant such action.The suspension meant that Rathi recalled the upcoming match of Lucknow Super Giants against Gujarat Titans, while Abhishek received a fine and demerit points for his role in change.