Hyderabad, April 7 -- Gujarat Titans' seasoned seamer Ishant Sharma has been handed one demerit point and fined 25 per cent of his match fees after breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during their fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) released a statement on Monday to confirm that Ishant had admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 and accepted the match referee Javagal Srinath's sanction.

"Ishant Sharma, Bowler, Gujarat Titans has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated One Demerit Point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday," IPL said in a statement...