IPL to impose fines for slow over-rates

Cape Town: In an attempt to deliberately minimise match-time delays, the DLF Indian Premier League has decided to levy heavy fines on teams which resort to slow over rates.

A fine of USD 20,000 will be levied on the captain for a first offence and USD 220,000 on the entire team for the second. The third offence will result in a team fine of USD 360,000 and a one-match ban for the captain.

“Last year we found that 59 out of 59 games went overtime by as high as 45 to 50 minutes or an hour, “said the Commissioner and Chairman of IPL, Lalit Modi. “Each game was being dragged further and further. The reasons were that players were going back and forth with messages and there was a lot of tactics being decided from time to time. So we decided that we’re going to tighten those as far as overs are concerned, time of overs is concerned and time of play is concerned.” he added