Whenever Digvesh Rathi took a wicket, he did the famous notebook celebration.
Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh has strongly criticized the fine imposed on Digvesh Rathi for his ‘notebook’ celebration during the recently concluded IPL 2025 season. Digvesh was seen playing for Lucknow Super Giants.
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During the tournament, the 25-year-old spinner did the famous notebook celebration when he took a wicket. However, he was fined several times for violating the IPL Code of Conduct. He was also banned for one match during the season.
Now Yograj Singh has supported Digvesh Rathi and his notebook celebration during IPL 2025. He believes that this is a part of the game and young emerging cricketers should not be fined on such minor matters.
Digvesh Rathi: Know what Yograj Singh said
In an exclusive conversation with InsideSport, Yograj said, come on man, don’t fine them. Never mind. You are still friends with the bowlers. Not everyone is the same. Emotions go away. Forgive them. Obviously, at the end of the day, you are friends, if you apologize, the matter is over. Have a big heart and don’t get into these small things. What nonsense is going on, fining kids.’
Let us tell you that Digvesh Rathi celebrated for the first time after dismissing Priyansh Arya in the match against Punjab Kings. He was fined and also got demerit points. The second time this happened was when he celebrated after dismissing Naman Dheer in the match against Mumbai Indians. Once again he was fined and got two demerit points.
However, the 25-year-old did not stop here and celebrated in a similar way after dismissing Abhishek Sharma against Sunrisers Hyderabad. After this, he was fined 50 percent of his match fee. He was also suspended for the next match against Gujarat Titans.
