By Devadyuti Das | Updated: April 6, 2026 5:57 AM IST
In these collection of pictures, we find out all if Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer or Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma can be banned in IPL 2026.
Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh for 2nd over-rate offence by Punjab Kings in IPL 2026. Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh while rest of the team including Impact Player will pay Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of match fees whichever is less for the offence against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026 match on Friday.
Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 12 lakh of his match fees for slow over-rate vs Gujarat Titans. It was Punjab Kings first offence of IPL 2026 season.
Shreyas Iyer has one demerit point attached to his record after his offence on Friday. Iyer can be banned for one match if he accumulated 5 demerit points through the season.
Captains are not directly banned for over-rate offences in IPL anymore. Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant was fined Rs 30 lakh but not banned for third slow over-rate offence in IPL 2025 season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma was fined 25 per cent of match fees for ICC Code of Conduct offence against Kolkata Knight Riders in their last match last week.
Abhishek Sharma can be BANNED if he accumulated 5 demerit points in a season. Currently he has one demerit point attached to his record for the first offence. He admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction.
LSG leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi was banned for one match in IPL 2025 season after accumulating 5 demerit points. He will carry the demerit points for one year.
Cricketers can be BANNED for up to 3 matches in IPL 2026. Eight demerit points would result in a two-game suspension and 11 demerit points would result in a three-game suspension.