BCCI Ombudsman Justice DK Jain on Saturday slapped a fine of Rs 20 lakh each on cricketers KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya for their certain acts of misconduct on a television show. Both Rahul and Hardik have to "pay a sum of Rs 1 lakh to each of the most deserving widows of ten constables in para-military forces who lost their lives while on duty, through the medium of Bharat Ke Veer App". Moreover, they have to "deposit a sum of Rs 10 lakh in the fund created by Cricket Association for the blind for the promotion of the game of cricket for the blind." Both Rahul and Hardik are competing in the 12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) for Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians, respectively. The marquee event is scheduled to take place in England from May 30 to July 14.

Source: dna April 20, 2019 08:15 UTC