New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Tim David has been fined 30 per cent of his match fees and handed two demerit points for his obscene gesture after his side’s 2-wicket win against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Sunday. RCB clinched a last-ball thriller against MI to move to the top of the IPL 2026 points table.
The incident took place after Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rasikh Salam Dar completed two runs off the last ball to help RCB clinch a nail-biting win. David was spotted raising middle fingers, a gesture which has been described as “obscene, offensive and insulting” by theIPL.
The IPL released a statement on Monday to confirm that David has been punished for his obscene gesture. The RCB all-rounder was found guilty of breaching article 2.6 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which relates to making a gesture that is insulting, obscene or offensive in nature.
“Tim David, All-rounder, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been fined 30% of his applicable match fee and has also accumulated two demerit points for breaching Level 1 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct for Players and Team officials,” IPL said in a statement.
“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.’ Tim admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by Match Referee Amit Sharma,” it added.
All were busy with Virat Kohli’s celebration, see how Tim David celebrated 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/0ApBaRNKNJ
— Middle Stump Cricket (@MiddleCricket)
David had little impact on the game as RCB chased down the target of 167 runs on the final ball of the match to secure a thrilling win. The Australian batter was dismissed on a Golden Duck by Corbin Bosch. He appeared on the cameras, raising his middle fingers as RCB wrapped up the run chase at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
A clip of David’s obscene gesture quickly went viral on social media, sparking a debate among fans. Many slammed the Australian all-rounder for his ‘disrespectful’ act.
