RCB batter Tim David has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee after his viral obscene gesture during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2026 thriller against Mumbai Indians.
Tim David was fined for dissent after refusing to return the ball during RCB vs MI, while Hardik Pandya was penalised for a slow over-rate. Watch the incident.
“We'll certainly see him come back into contention over the next few games," he told reporters.
David, who missed Australia’s tour of Pakistan due to a hamstring injury that cut short his Big Bash League season, has been cleared to return after a successful rehabilitation.
Bailey revealed that Cummins, who was rested for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan, will not feature in Australia’s first World Cup game.
Cummins has been named in Australia’s provisional World Cup squad alongside fellow quick Josh Hazlewood and big-hitting batter Tim David, with all three included subject to proving their fitness.
According to a statement from the IPL, David and Pollard committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.20 of the IPL’s code of conduct. “Both admitted to the offence and accepted the match referee’s sanction.”
the 26-year-old was in blazing form in the third match, smashing a half-century in the final game in Hyderabad on Sunday.
For the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in October, Cricket Australia(CA) included Tim David in place of leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson in their squad.
