Tim David fined, suspended for next season opener

RCB batter Tim David will miss the opening game of the next IPL season after being handed a one-match suspension. David was fined 50% of his match fee for aggressively throwing an ice bag toward umpire Nitin Menon

Hyderabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Tim David has been fined 50% of his match fee and has accumulated two demerit points for breaching Level 1 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct during the IPL final against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Sunday night.

David was found to have breached Article 2.9 of the Code of Conduct, which relates to “throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment such as a water bottle) at or near a Player, Team Official, Umpire, Match Referee or any other third person in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during a Match.”

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The incident occurred during the 10th over of the first innings when, following the fall of a wicket, he threw an ice bag aggressively in the direction of umpire Nitin Menon. David admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by Match Referee Javagal Srinath.

This was David’s third Level 1 offence of the season, having committed his first in Match 20 (one demerit point) and his second in Match 54 (two demerit points). He has now accumulated five demerit points, which result in a one-game suspension. Consequently, he will be suspended for the first game of the next IPL season, whether for RCB or whichever franchise he represents in 2027.