Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi got involved in a verbal spat with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Abhishek Sharma in match no. 61 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Fights do happen on cricket fields, but the LSG spinner has taken it to a whole new level in this edition of the IPL. Heated moments in crunch situations in matches are what make the game more intriguing to watch for the fans.
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Despite receiving multiple fines earlier in the season, Rathi brought out his 'notebook celebration' again after dismissing Abhishek Sharma, who was looking well set for the visitors after a quickfire half-century. The SRH batter lost his cool due to the spinner's over-the-top celebration.
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Sharma, who was looking well set after stitching a 50-run partnership for the first wicket with Ishan Kishan, tried to clear the extra cover boundary but failed to hit the googly cleanly as Shardul Thakur took a good catch running in.
Rathi signalled Sharma with his hand to return back to the dugout before bringing out his trademark notebook celebration.
Sharma was visibly not pleased with the celebration as he confronted the young leg-spinner and had a few heated exchanges. The umpires had to intervene to calm things down before instructing Sharma to head back to the dugout and issuing a warning to Rathi.
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