While Lucknow Super Giants will play no part in the 2025 IPL playoffs, the side led by Rishabh Pant will leave the tournament with a number of things to remember. Besides skipper Pant's terrible form and Mitchell Marsh & Nicholas Pooran's explosive knocks, another figure stood out from the rest in LSG's squad.
The name in question is none other than LSG's leading wicket-taker Digvesh Singh Rathi, who has claimed an impressive 14 wickets in 12 games. While the right-arm legbreak bowler is equally impressive with the ball, it is his celebrations and hotheadedness on the pitch that has often made headlines.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The 25-year-old has, over the course of IPL 2025, had made it his trademark to strike off names from an imaginary notebook after claiming wickets. His gestures have also attracted penalties and fines from officials, with the player even forced to sit out the game against Gujarat Titans, owing to the verbal scuffle between him and Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Abhishek Sharma.
Rathi has also been penalized for his gestures, and has been made to pay a whopping ₹9.37 lakhs in fines, nearly one-third of the price for which he was procured by LSG.
Who's that IPL player?In a video posted on LSG's official X handle, the bowler finally reveals why he continues to do the same. "Whenever there is a tournament, I carry a notebook and write down all the names."
The player is most likely referring to the fact that he keeps tabs on players and strikes off their name from the 'notebook' once their wicket is claimed. This means that the player's celebration is not just performative, but also as a personal checklist of achievements.
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