Kings XI Punjab pacer Sandeep Sharma was on Monday fined 50 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpires decision during his teams Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Gujarat Lions at IS Bindra Stadium here.
The incident occured in the fifth over of the Gujarat Lions innings on Sunday, when he decided to switch to round-the-wicket but umpire Nand Kishore called a no-ball as he believed that the bowler did not inform him about the change.
Sandeep admitted to the Level 1 offence 2.1.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials and accepted the sanction, as such there was no need for a formal hearing.
For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding.
After posting 189/3, Punjab bowlers failed to step up to the occasion as Gujarat thrashed them by six wickets with two deliveries to spare.
With this result, their chances of qualifying for the play-offs took a major hit. They trail defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are in fourth place currently, by three points having played a game less.
(With inputs from agencies)