IPL imposes fine on Sachin, Gautam and Sangakkara

IPL imposes fine on Sachin, Gautam and SangakkaraAfter Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) captain Sourav Ganguly, three more skippers including Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar, Delhi Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir and Kings XI Punjab captain Kumar Sangakkara have been fined $20,000 each for slow over-rate.

The Indian Premier League (IPL-3) officials said that Sachin has been fined after his team failed to their 20 overs in the allotted time against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. The source added that Mumbai was two over short in the legal time and Sachin has been fined as per the IPL's Code of Conduct.

Gambhir and Sangakkara were fined for slow over-rate in the match between each other teams at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Saturday. Both teams bowled one over short in given time and match referee Srinivas Venkataraghavan imposed fine of $20,000 each on both.

Ganguly was also slapped with fine due to slow over-rate in the opening match of the IPL-3 against Deccan Chargers on Friday.