{"id":49069,"date":"2026-04-17T15:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=49069"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:37:02","slug":"ipl-2026-rajasthan-royals-manager-romi-bhinder-fined-%e2%82%b91-lakh-for-mobile-phone-breach-in-dugout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-rajasthan-royals-manager-romi-bhinder-fined-%e2%82%b91-lakh-for-mobile-phone-breach-in-dugout\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder fined Rs 1 lakh for mobile phone breach in dugout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RR manager fined after dugout breach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder has been fined \u20b91 lakh and issued a warning after being found using a mobile phone in the dugout during a match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Guwahati. The incident came to light through a viral clip, prompting the Board\u2019s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) to step in.<\/p>\n<p>Under IPL protocol, phones are permitted in the dressing room but not in the dugout during live play. The breach raised concerns around adherence to anti-corruption guidelines, especially with increased scrutiny on team environments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACSU accepts medical explanation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ACSU sought a response from Bhinder and reviewed his explanation. While initial answers did not satisfy officials, the investigation later accepted that a medical condition required him to keep and use the phone. As this was his first offence, the board limited action to a fine and a warning.<\/p>\n<p>There was no discussion around Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was seated nearby during the incident. Officials indicated that educating younger members on protocol remains the responsibility of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus shifts back to RR\u2019s campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rajasthan Royals sit third on the points table with four wins. Their next fixture is against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on April 19.<\/p>\n<p>The question now is whether this episode leads to tighter enforcement across teams. For now, the Royals move on, but the spotlight on dugout conduct is unlikely to fade soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RR manager fined after dugout breach Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder has been fined \u20b91 lakh and issued a warning\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":48432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49069"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49080,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49069\/revisions\/49080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}