Delhi Daredevils captain Gautam Gambhir has been reprimanded for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct after his team's victory over Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday.
According to a statement by IPL authorities, Gambhir pleaded guilty to a level 1 offence (section 2.1.7), which relates to “Public criticism of, or inappropriate comment in relation to an incident occurring in a match or any player, team official, match official or team participating in any match, irrespective of when such criticism or inappropriate is made.”
The offence relates to comments made by Gambhir at the post-match presentation ceremony following the match on Wednesday night.
Gambhir was reported by IPL Chairman Lalit Modi and admitted to the charge after receiving details of the report.
All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and/or a fine of up to 50 percent of the player's match fee.
