Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Tim David was fined thirty percent of his match fee on Monday for making a “obscene” gesture on Sunday, May 10, 2026, during the IPL match against Mumbai Indians.
The game was won by RCB by two wickets.
In addition, the Australian received two demerit points for violating Level 1 of the IPL’s Player and Team Official Code of Conduct.
“Tim was found to have breached Article 2.6 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which relates to ‘using a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting’,” an IPL media advisory stated.
“Tim admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by Match Referee, Amit Sharma,” it added.
