Digvesh Singh
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| Born | 15 December 1999 Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants (squad no. 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Digvesh Singh Rathi (born 15 December 1999) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Rathi made debut his Twenty20 career on 29 November 2024, in the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[4]
IPL
[edit]Rathi was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for ₹30 lakh in the 2025 IPL Super Auction. He made his IPL debut for the Lucknow Super Giants in a match against Delhi Capitals.[5][6] Bowling his third delivery in the IPL, he got the wicket of Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel.[7][8][9]
IPL disciplinary
[edit]Rathi's 'writing in the notebook' celebration earns him fines on multiple occasions of IPL 2025. As a first instance, on 1/4/25 he was fined 25% of match fee when he had sent Priyansh Arya back a writing in the notebook sign gesture and a bit of body contact in an eight-wicket defeat in Lucknow on April 1, earning one demerit point and Level 1 code of conduct breach. He then involved sent-off Naman Dhir with a similar celebration in the match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) on 11/4/25 night in Lucknow, has been fined 50% of his match fee and given two demerit points.[10] Despite this, Rathi continued the write-off celebration in next match against Kolkata Knight Riders, when Sunil Narine was out in his second ball of first over on 8/4/25. BCCI has now reprimanded Rathi again for breaching Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which prohibits actions that could provoke or demean a dismissed batter. The third incident earned him another demerit point, bringing his tally to four—precisely the threshold for a one-match suspension. 4 demerit points within 36 months equate to one suspension point, resulting Rathi faces an immediate ban if he do it again.[11][12]
Rathi has breached the IPL's Code of Conduct for a third time this season, leaving him suspended for one game alongside a 50% fine of his match fee. Rathi picked up the infraction in LSG's home game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), following his dismissal of Abhishek Sharma. The incident happened in the eighth over of the chase after Rathi dismissed Abhishek and gave the batter a send-off with a wave and an entry in his "notebook" which was followed by an exchange of words with the batter.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "IPL player profile".
- ^ "Digvesh Singh Rathi IPL 2025 Debut: Stunning Wicket, DPL Rise, and ₹30 Lakh LSG Signing". 25 March 2025.
- ^ "IPL 2025: Digvesh Rathi fined again for celebrations; Rishabh Pant penalised for slow over-rate". The Times of India. 5 April 2025.
- ^ "DELHI vs MNPR Cricket Scorecard, Group C at Mumbai, November 29, 2024". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Who is Digvesh Singh Rathi, the LSG spinner who shined on his IPL debut?". The Hindu. 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Who is Digvesh Singh? New LSG mystery spinner announces his arrival in IPL | Sporting News India". www.sportingnews.com. 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Who is Digvesh Singh Rathi? The mystery spinner who shocked Axar Patel". The Statesman. 25 March 2025.
- ^ Biswas, Biswajit (27 March 2025). "IPL 2025: Who is Digvesh Rathi? All About LSG's Mystery Spinner That Has Experts Excited". www.mykhel.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Who is Digvesh Singh Rathi? The LSG mystery spinner who stunned Axar Patel in match against DC". Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Rathi's 'notebook' celebration earns him another fine and two demerit points".
- ^ "Digvesh Rathi teases BCCI, risks getting banned with new version of notebook act after dismissing Sunil Narine".
- ^ "LSG Star Digvesh Rathi, Fined By BCCI, Repeats Controversial Celebration Once Again".
- ^ "LSG's Rathi suspended for one game after Abhishek incident".