IPL 2025 on-field conflict: Before Digvesh Rathi-Abhishek Sharma was Kieron Pollard-Mitchell Starc | Cricket News

Kieron Pollard and Mitchell Starc had a heated change in IPL 2014. (Image: X/Screenshots)

A key spotlight of the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants on Monday evening in IPL 2025 was a heated change between Abhishek Sharma and Digvesh Rathi after the bowlers’ aggressive “notebook” celebrations irked the SRH batter.The incident occurred in the course of the eighth over of SRH’s chase when Digvesh acquired Abhishek out and celebrated together with his normal pocket book gesture. That was not taken properly by Sharma and the duo exchanged some nasty phrases needing the umpires and LSG captain Rishabh Pant to step in rapidly.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Digvesh and Abhishek have each been penalised within the aftermath of the incident. The spinner has been fined 50 per cent of his match charges and two demerit factors – resulting in a match suspension. Abhishek, in the meantime, has been fined 25 per cent of his charges.Yet, this isn’t probably the most dramatic or heated change within the historical past of the IPL. While there have been many dramatic incidents reminiscent of Harbhajan Singh slapping teammate S Sreesanth or the latest spat between Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq which additionally concerned Gautam Gambhir. Perhaps the cake for probably the most stunning on-field spat got here in IPL 2014 between Kieron Pollard and Mitchell Starc. In the incident on May 6, 2014, Starc delivered a bouncer at Pollard, who missed a hook try. After the ball, Starc approached the batter and exchanged just a few phrases, to which Pollard responded by waving him off. As Starc ready to bowl the following ball, Pollard backed away exterior the leg stump, pulling out of the supply simply as Starc was about to launch it. Despite this, the Aussie seamer continued with the ball, bowling it angrily near Pollard’s legs.

Pollard reacted by swinging his bat forcefully — seemingly threatening to throw it on the bowler — and by accident dropped it on the leg facet. Both gamers appeared visibly indignant and saved exchanging phrases.Later, Starc ran Pollard out and, earlier than dislodging the bails, taunted the stranded batter, urging him to attempt to make his floor.Both gamers, like on this scenario, had been penalised for his or her roles. Pollard was docked 75 per cent of his match charges whereas Starc was fined 50 per cent.