The notebook celebration led to the fiery response of Abhishek Sharma, which required intervention. The Umpire Walks to Interveene as Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma, Left, Interacts with Lucknow Super Giants’ Digvesh Rathi After Sharma Lost His Wicket during the Indian Premier League Cricket Match between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Atal Bihari Vajpaye Ek Cricket Stadium in Lucknow (AP) Abhishek Sharma and Digvesh Rathi’s splashing splash added intense drama to Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 collision between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Monday (19 May). In the match played at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, Rathi, rejected LSG spinner SRH’s Sharma and caused a fire storm with his provocative sending. The notebook celebration led to the confrontation of Abhishek Sharma, which required intervention and made netizens on social media to tackle the situation. The Digvesh Rathi celebration The incident unfolded in eighth place when Digvesh Rathi Abhishek Sharma rejected a Googly, caught by Shardul Thakur on the border. Rathi’s Celebration – a ‘notebook’ gesture that Sharma to leave was considered challenging. Sharma who batted brilliantly and just completed an explosive turn (59 out of 20 balls) did not hold back. He confronted Rathi in a fierce oral exchange. The intensity escalated until the referees, along with William O’Rourke and Rishabh pant of LSG, intervened to defuse the situation. The collision, which is captured on video, became viral. Netizens Reactors on social media have made different reactions. On X, some fans appreciated Sharma’s fiery response. Others have criticized Rathi’s gesture as his supporters defend it as a competitive spirit. BCCI Vice President steps in as the intensity of the interruption increased, the Vice President of BCCI, Rajeev Shukla, occurred to address the increasing tension. Shukla met with both teams’ management after the match, and requested self -control and emphasized the IPL’s commitment to fair play. Despite the reconciliation after the match, despite the drama on the field, Sharma and Rathi were seen sharing a short handshake after the match, which has a possible cooling of stress. Abhishek Sharma after the match Abhishek Sharma, who won the Player of the Match with his winning match, spoke about the reconciliation with Digvesh Rathi after the match. “I talked to him after the game and that’s fine now,” he said. “Once we batted, I might have had other plans, but that we chased such a total that we had a clear plan. If you asked a player who was doing well with the team, and chasing 200 plus something, you should win the PowerPlay,” Abhishek also gave insights on his approach during the match. “I wanted to express myself, and if I do well, I know that the team is going to do well too. It was also the same plan I had in international cricket. Just postpone me and knock it around, ‘the star closed SRH opener.
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