Heavy fine imposed on Shreyas Iyer, BCCI gave strict punishment, know why the Kolkata captain was fined?

News India Live, Digital Desk: Amidst the excitement of IPL 2026, a bad news has emerged for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Shreyas Iyer. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has tightened the noose on Iyer for violating the code of conduct. This action has been taken due to a major negligence in the last match, which has had a huge impact on the pockets of not only the captain but the entire team. Keeping it in the category of ‘serious indiscipline’, BCCI has also issued a strict warning. Heavy rebuke for slow over rate. Actually, this penalty has been imposed on Shreyas Iyer because of slow over rate. The match referee has imposed a heavy fine of Rs 24 lakh on him for not completing his quota of overs within the stipulated time limit. According to the strict rules of IPL, it is mandatory to finish the match within the stipulated time, but during that match, KKR team completely failed in time management. Mistake made for the second time, now the danger of ‘ban’! Difficulties have increased for Shreyas Iyer because this is his second mistake (Second Offense) in this season. According to IPL rules, for the first mistake only the captain is fined Rs 12 lakh, but if the same mistake is repeated for the second time, the fine doubles i.e. Rs 24 lakh. Not only this, the rest of the players of the team have also been fined 25% of the match fee or Rs 6 lakh (whichever is less). If Shreyas makes this mistake for the third time this season, he may also be banned for one match. In the excitement of the match, the captain often forgets the time while changing strategies, setting the field and discussing with the bowlers. Same thing happened in the case of Shreyas Iyer. Due to the match getting stuck in the death overs, he took a lot of time in field placement, which led to the match going well beyond its scheduled time limit. According to the agreement between the broadcasters and the board, it is very important for the matches to end on time, so that the next program is not affected. Will KKR’s strategy be affected? After being fined for the second consecutive time, Shreyas Iyer will now have to be very cautious in the next matches. Managing time along with captaincy has become a big challenge for him. If they are found guilty of slow over rate in the next match too, then Kolkata Knight Riders may have to take the field without their regular captain, which will prove to be a big blow for the team at this stage of the tournament.