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By K.R. Nayar A notebook is meant for taking notes and not for celebrating a wicket in a cricket match. This is a lesson Lucknow Super Giants spinner Digvesh Rathi may have learned during the 2025 Indian Premier League. His unique style of celebration after taking a wicket involves mimicking the action of pulling out a notebook and pretending to write, as if signing off or sending off the dismissed player.   Digvesh Rathi does his notebook celebration against Mumbai Indians. Photo: BCCI  Rathi was fined 25 percent of his match fee for this provocative celebration after dismissing Punjab opener Priyansh Arya on April 1. He repeated the gesture on April 4 after dismissing Mumbai Indians’ Naman Dhir, and this time received a 50 percent fine. Had he taken note of his first fine—and mentally noted not to repeat the notebook act—he could have avoided the second penalty, which came just four days later.   Digvesh Rathi s first notebook celebration against Punjab Now th...

By K.R Nayar From Amritsar A youngster from a small village delivers a sensational performance in the IPL.   It was celebratory time in Punjab when Ashwani Kumar from Jhanjheri village in Punjab made a stunning debut for the Mumbai Indians, taking 4 for 24 and guiding his team to an eight-wicket win on March 31. Ashwani Kumar... sensational debut  I was fortunate to be in Amritsar on that day, and it was interesting to see all newspapers prominently displayed with pride the achievements of their local hero. A similar celebration occurred when Kerala’s Vignesh Puthur delivered an outstanding three-wicket spell in his debut for Mumbai against Chennai on March 23. These moments bring to light the lesser-known stories of determination and hard work that helped these players rise to prominence.   Display of Ashwani's performance in the local newspaper Punjab Kesari   It was a double delight for the people of Amritsar, as not only did Ashwani Kuma...