Mumbai Indians opener and wk-batter Ishan Kishan has been fined 10% of his match fees for breaching the code of conduct of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday during a match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium.

Ishan Kishan

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in its statement that was released in the hours after the match ended in DC's favour that Kishan has “admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee's sanction”.

The board stated that the 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has committed a “Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the IPL's Code of Conduct”. Article 2.2 includes any action(s) outside the course of normal cricket actions, such as “hitting or kicking the wickets and any action(s) which deliberately (i.e. intentionally), recklessly or negligently (in either case even if accidental) results in damage to the advertising boards, boundary fences, dressing room doors, mirrors, windows and other fixtures and fittings.”

It also includes “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match”. It has to be noted, though, that the BCCI didn't specify exactly what it is that Kishan did during the match which triggered the reprimand and whether it happened during the DC or MI innings or in the time when the teams were off the field during the innings break or before or after the match.