Sunil Gavaskar slams IPL match referees for fining Digvesh Rathi for second time, wants players to stop copying footballers' celebration

"The first time he (Digvesh) did that was when he got the wicket of his Delhi teammate Priyansh Arya. He was rightly fined then because he ran right up to the batter who was leaving back for the dug out and did the notebook celebration standing bang next to him. However, the next time he did that he was nowhere near the batter and so it was a surprise that he was fined then. He wasn’t in the batter’s space or face and so shouldn’t have been fined," Gavaskar wrote in his columb on Mid-Day.

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Rathi pulled out the 'notebook celebration' after dismissing his South Delhi Superstarz's teammate Priyansh Arya who opens for Punjab Kings (PBKS). He continued to celebrate in that fashion when he dismissed Mumbai Indians' (MI) Naman Dhir. After getting punished by the match referees, he celebrated by writing it on the ground instead of notebook celebration. He did after dismissing his idol, Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) Sunil Narine. He did not get fined after that celebration. 

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Gavaskar wants 'unique celebrations'

Meanwhile, Gavaskar wants Indian players to learn from Caribbean cricketers and stop copying their favourite footballers. Gujarat Titans' Mohammed Siraj copies Cristiano Ronaldo's 'Siuuu' celebration as well.