Overview
- BCCI's anti-corruption unit, which served Romi Bhinder a show-cause notice Monday, gave the Rajasthan Royals manager 48 hours to explain using a phone in the team dugout.
- The incident was captured Friday during RR's game in Guwahati with teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi beside Bhinder, and TV images matched social-media clips that sparked wider scrutiny.
- IPL PMOA rules allow a team manager to carry a phone but only use it in the dressing room, not the dugout, and the ACU treats unauthorized communications in these zones as a serious integrity risk.
- Match-referee and ACU reports will go to the IPL Governing Council, which could issue anything from a warning or fine to a suspension or match-day ban, officials told multiple outlets.
- BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the board is verifying exactly where and how the device was used, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said the ACU is taking Bhinder's hearing, and some reports cite an unconfirmed medical reason that officials will review; separate reports say it is not yet decided if he can be in restricted areas for Monday night's RR–SRH game.