The IPL 2026 The star player of the season has once again found himself at the center of controversy Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The incident happened shortly after RCB’s dramatic victory on the last ball Mumbai Indians (MI) On Sunday, May 10 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
However, during the emotional celebrations that followed the thrilling finish, cameras caught an RCB star making an obscene hand gesture from the dugout and the clip instantly went viral. The incident quickly sparked backlash among fans, and the IPL governing body soon imposed disciplinary action following the controversial moment.
The RCB star was fined and given a poor score after the viral gesture
The IPL confirmed this on Monday Tim David Breached Level 1 of the IPL Code of Conduct. The RCB batsman was fined 30% of his match fee and also given two demerit points for breaching Article 2.6. “using an obscene, offensive or offensive gesture.”
According to the IPL’s official advisory, David admitted the offense and accepted the sanction handed down by the match referee Amit Sharma. The incident took place minutes after RCB secured a thrilling victory in the last over of the match. As the celebrations started at the Bengaluru camp, the Australian all-rounder was seen showing middle fingers as he reacted passionately to the Mumbai Indians camp.
The gesture immediately became a major talking point online, especially given David’s past association with MI. The Australian represented Mumbai Indians for three seasons before joining RCB and fans were quick to speculate that the reaction after the dramatic win might have been emotionally charged. Interestingly, this is not the first disciplinary issue with David this season. Earlier in IPL 2026, he had already received a hefty fine and one demerit point for disobeying the umpire’s instructions during the earlier clash between MI and RCB.
RCB knocked Mumbai Indians out of the playoff race
It started disastrously as RCB’s batting Virat Kohli and left for the golden duck Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar also fell cheaply to leave the defending champions struggling at 39/3 in the power play. Krunal Pandya Destroying 46 deliveries off 73, Bengaluru hit five sixes and four boundaries to keep the chase alive.
Jacob Bethell and Jitesh Sharma made useful contributions but Mumbai Indians continued to struggle Corbin Bosch and Deepak Chahar. Tim himself endured a forgettable outing with the bat and was dismissed for a golden duck at the crucial stage of the chase. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar emerged as an unexpected hero in the tense finale. After bowling figures of 4/23 early in the match, the veteran pacer smashed a crucial six to swing the momentum back in RCB’s favour.
Two runs needed from the last ball, Rasikh Salaam Dar He made a successful comeback to complete the winning run and create wild celebrations in the RCB camp. The dramatic victory not only ended RCB’s two-match losing streak but also officially eliminated Mumbai Indians from the IPL 2026 play-off race.
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