The Indian Premier League (IPL) has fined two players, including star batsman Virat Kohli, and a team mentor for an altercation caught on camera.
The governing body fined Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants, 100% of their fee for an IPL match played on Monday.
The Giants fined Afghan bowler Naveen-ul-Haq 50% of his fee.
Both Kohli and Gambhir are former Indian captains. Gambhir retired from all forms of cricket in 2018.
The altercation took place after a match in which Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated the Giants.
Cameras captured the heated exchange. But the lack of audio made it difficult to confirm what it was about.
Different clips show both Kohli and Gambhir making aggressive gestures against each other.
None of the players have officially commented on the incident.
A statement issued by the IPL said that both Kohli and Gambhir had admitted to a Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct. It deals with acts including unruly public behaviour.
Naveen admitted to a Level 1 offence, the statement added.
The IPL authorities fined Kohli 10% of his match fee in April for breaching IPL rules. Following his team’s defeat to Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
While the cricket board did not specify the reason, reports said it could have been due to his celebrations after a CSK batsman got out.