Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is captaining Dindigul Dragons in 2025 and in the fifth match of this tournament, his team suffered a shameful defeat against Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans in the fifth match of this tournament. After the defeat in this match, another bad news for Ashwin came when he was fined.
Ashwin was fined 30 percent of the match feat on 8 June to show a 30 percent of the match features during the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2025 match between Dindigul Dragons and Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans in Coimbatore. According to TNPL officials, Ashwin has been fined 10 percent to show disagreement and 20 percent for misuse of equipment after being dismissed.
The match referee was heard after the match and the captain of Dindigul Dragons accepted the fine without any protest. “The match was heard by the match referee after the match. Ashwin was fined 10 percent for showing disagreements towards umpires and 20 percent for misuse of equipment,” a TNPL official told Cricbuzz. He accepted the fine. “
Ashwin, who came to open in this match, expressed his displeasure with the woman umpire after being declared LBW. Ashwin was shocked by the decision after the umpire was declared a LBW and in frustration he slammed his pad with the bat. The incident was seen in the fifth over of the innings when Ashwin tried to play a paddle sweep in this over thrown by R Sai Kishore but he missed the ball completely and went on the pad. Sai Kishore and his team appealed and the umpire did not hesitate to raise the finger, making Ashwin angry. His displeasure was made on seeing it because it seemed that the ball was picked outside the leg stump and those notouts could be given.
