The IPL 2025 match on Friday between Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad was quite the showdown. Held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, GT won the match by 38 runs, snagging two points that really matter for the playoffs. Their captain, Shubman Gill, didn’t have the calmest day, though—he got into some heated debates with the umpires not once, but twice. As GT gets ready to face the Mumbai Indians on May 6, it seems likely that Gill could face some consequences for his behavior.
Getting into it with the umpires likely violated Article 2.8 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which covers how players should handle disagreements with umpires. This includes things like clearly showing frustration with an umpire’s call or arguing with them for too long. Gill’s actions matched some of these points, specifically the first and the last one.
Depending on how the league sees it, his actions could be classified as a Level 1 or Level 2 offense. A Level 1 might just earn him a warning or a small fine, whereas the second level could lead to a bigger fine or a suspension.
The first incident happened during the last ball of the 13th over when Gill got run out for 76 runs off just 38 balls. It wasn’t a clear out, and the umpires took their time figuring out if the ball had deflected off the stumps or the gloves of the wicketkeeper, Heinrich Klaasen. In the end, Gill was ruled out, and while heading back, he had a tense chat with the fourth umpire.
Later, during SRH’s chase, Gill found himself in another disagreement when they appealed for an LBW against batter Abhishek Sharma, who was given not out. Gill and his team were convinced about the appeal, but the umpire wasn’t impressed. After they opted for a review, which didn’t clear things up, Gill expressed his unhappiness with the on-field umpires. Abhishek had to step in to cool things down, and fortunately, the game continued after that.