Overview
- Rathi said he will keep the on-field “notebook” gesture in IPL 2026 and added that “nobody can stop me from celebrating.”
- LSG captain Rishabh Pant and coach Justin Langer backed his expression with one caveat to avoid a ban.
- He starts the season on five demerit points under Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which stay on his record for 36 months.
- Under IPL rules, four demerit points convert to one suspension point, with two- and three-match bans at eight and 11 points.
- Last season he paid about INR 9.37 lakh in fines for repeat celebrations and served a one-match suspension.