Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the CSK skipper was fined ₹12 lakh from his match fees for a slow over rate against Delhi Capital.
After the 7 wicket defeat to DC, this incident hurts CSK’s wounds, the former Indian skipper was fined the hefty amount from his match fees as slow over-rates returned to haunt the Men in Yellow.
It is relevant to point out that the IPL’s Code of Conduct warrants for a minimum of 14.1 overs per hour including the strategic time out breaks that the two teams avail during the game. A strict penalty has been imposed by the organizers for the skippers of the teams mainitaing slow over-rate.
CSK will be playing Kings XI Punjab on 16th April in the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.