Shubman Gill fined 100% match fee after verbally abusing umpire during Ranji Trophy game

Punjab's latest Ranji Trophy 2019-20 encounter with Delhi ended in a draw but match was t short of controversies. Upcoming Indian batting prodigy Shubman Gill was at centre of some criticism after he had an altercation with on-field umpire Mohammed Rafi in first Punjab innings. Gill was fined 100% of his match fee according to reports.

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Shubman Gills shows disrespect to umpire

incident took place in first innings when Gill was batting against Delhi bowler Subodh Bhati. batsman allegedly knicked a delivery and was adjudged out by umpire Mohammed Rafi. Post this decision, Gill walked up to Rafi and had a furious verbal altercation with him as he refused to walk back. Eventually, Rafi consulted square-leg umpire Paschim Pathak and chose to reverse decision. Gill was later dismissed at 23. Delhi skipper Dhruv Shorey and his teammates were t happy with decision being overturned and threatened to leave pitch.

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Shubman Gill goes against spirit of game

Shubman Gill's actions were interpreted by some as being against spirit of cricket. Former Indian skipper Bishan Singh Bedi even took to Twitter to speak about incident. It has also been reported that Gill will be spoken to by a member of Indian selection panel as a player of his stature needs to be responsible with his on-field actions. He will be leading India 'A' side on New Zealand tour before Indian team starts playing Blackcaps.

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Ranji Trophy: Fines imposed on Shubman Gill and Dhruv Shorey

As reported by a leading Indian media daily, it has been confirmed that both Shubman Gill and Delhi captain Dhruv Shorey have been fined a part of ir match fee for ir actions on field during game. Gill has been fined 100% of his match fee for game. On or hand, Dhruv Shorey has lost 50% of his fee for threatening to walk off field.

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