‘Spoke to him after the game and it is…’ - Abhishek Sharma opens up on his on-field spat with LSG’s Digvesh Rathi

The young SRH opener Abhishek Sharma broke his silence on the heated on-field spat with the LSG spinner Digvesh Rathi in the LSG vs SRH game in Lucknow. The incident unfolded during SRH’s run chase during the second innings of the game, when Rathi dismissed Sharma, followed by provoking the latter with his controversial ‘notebook celebration’.

It didn’t go down well with the young SRH Southpaw, and he responded furiously to Rathi’s behaviour. The exchange went on to the extent of heated altercation, which compelled umpires and other players to step in and calm both players.

After the end of the game, with SRH beating LSG by 6 wickets, BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla was also seen meeting Abhishek and Digvesh.

Besides that, Abhishek was also asked about the incident, and he came up with an explanation for the development in the situation.

“I spoke to him after the game, and it is all good now,” said Sharma in the post-match presentation after his match-winning knock for SRH.

Taking disciplinary action in the same regard, the BCCI and IPL suspended Digvesh Rathi for a game, and he will be missing LSG’s last league match in the ongoing IPL 2025. Sharma also faced a 25 per cent fine of his match fee.

SRH knocks LSG out of playoff contention in IPL 2025

Speaking of the action of the game between LSG and SRH, the hosts posted a total of 205 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Later in the second innings, Abhishek Sharma played a sensational and decisive knock of 59 runs off just 20 balls, with four fours and six sixes, helping his side chase down the target in just 18.2 overs, as they scored 206 runs for the loss of 4 wickets and won the game by 6 wickets.

“Chasing such a total, we had a clear plan. If you ask any player who has been doing well for the team, chasing 200-plus something you should be able to win the powerplay. I wanted to express myself, and if I do well, I know the team is gonna do well as well,” said Abhishek during the post-match presentation.

With this defeat against SRH, Rishabh Pant’s LSG became the fifth team in the tournament’s current season to be knocked out of playoff contention.

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