Unhappy BCCI to clamp down after ‘anomalies and irregularities in the conduct of certain franchises and players’
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has expressed its unhappiness with the way the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) has gone about so far. There have been quite a few controversies this season, and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has not minced his words by any means. Riyan Parag’s vaping act made the headlines. (AFP) Among the controversies, Rajasthan Royals media manager Romi Bhinder was spotted using his mobile phone in the players’ dugout, a prohibited area to use the mobile phone. Also Read: BCCI to crack the whip on ‘girlfriend culture’ in IPL amid increased risk of internal matters leaking out: Report The girlfriends of certain cricketers have been travelling with them, and some of them are social media influencers, which can compromise certain match-related information. Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal are some of the cricketers who have been spotted with their girlfriends often. There has also been movement of some unauthorised people, in the company of players. Then, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was caught vaping on …

