RCB batter Tim David fined for disobeying umpire instructions in IPL match

RCB batter Tim David fined for disobeying umpire instructions in IPL match

RCB batter Tim David has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee and given one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the IPL Code of Conduct during Match No 20 against Mumbai Indians, after repeatedly disobeying umpire instructions

By Telangana Today Published Date - 13 April 2026, 08:25 PM

Hyderabad: Tim David, batter of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials during Match No 20 against Mumbai Indians (MI).

David was found to have breached Article 2.4 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which relates to “disobeying an umpire’s instruction during a match.”

The first incident occurred when the umpires changed the ball during the 18th over (17.2) of RCB’s batting innings. He wanted to have a look at the ball and did not hand it over despite being repeatedly asked to do so. The second incident occurred during the 20th over (19.2), when he again did not hand over the ball to the umpires, amounting to repeated failure to comply with their instructions.

David admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction.