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Digvesh Rathi has accumulated five demerit points in IPL 2025

Why is Digvesh Rathi not playing GT vs LSG IPL 2025 match? Check LSG Playing 11

Digvesh Rathi has accumulated five demerit points in IPL 2025 (Credits: X)

In a crucial news development, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) premier spinner Digvesh Rathi is not playing the 64th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season scheduled against the Gujarat Titans (GT) being hosted at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Lucknow Super Giants have already ended their hopes of qualifying for the IPL 2025 playoffs after they failed to do well both in the batting and bowling departments so far this season. The Rishabh Pant-led LSG team are currently slotted at the seventh spot on the IPL 2025 points with as many as 5 victories from a total of 12 matches. Lucknow Super Giants will now be eyeing to end their campaign on a positive note and look to win both of their remaining two matches against Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (May 27, 2025). 

Why is Digvesh Rathi not playing today's GT vs LSG IPL 2025 match?

It is a huge setback for the Lucknow Super Giants that their premier spinner Digvesh Rathi is not available for selection in this GT vs LSG IPL 2025 match starting on Thursday. Incidentally, the right-arm legspinner was handed a one-match suspension after he accumulated a total of five demerit points in this 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. Rathi was fined 50 per cent of his match-fee and handed over two demerit points for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. 

Digvesh Rathi was actually involved in an altercation with Abhishek Sharma after the legspinner came up with his usual book-signing send-off that eventually did not go that well with the southpaw batter. Following the SRH opener's dismissal, both these cricketers exchanaged a few words before the umpires and Rathi's teammates separated them. Interestingly, this was the third time when Digvesh Rathi committed the Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 and thus, he was handed a one-match suspension which made him unavailable for this game against Gujarat Titans. 

"Would have bowled first, looks a good wicket. There is a challenge when you are already eliminated, but we take pride in playing cricket. As a team, we are trying different options that give ourselves the best chance of winning. Anything that could help us prepare for next season. Akash Deep comes in, and a few more changes for us," stated Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant during the toss. 

LSG Playing 11

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, William ORourke.

LSG IPL 2025 Squad

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, William ORourke, David Miller, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Manimaran Siddharth, Prince Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Arshin Kulkarni

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