India, May 20 -- Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan said "learning the hard way" was the only way for Lucknow Super Giants leg-spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi. Digvesh was handed a one-match suspension by BCCI after he refused to do away with his "tick the notebook" celebration during the IPL. Dhawan hoped Digvesh would channel his energy in a better way in the near future.

"Sometimes, learning the hard way is the only way the lesson sticks. Hopefully, this will be a turning point where Rathi learns to channel that fire more constructively and show the respect every player deserves on the field," Dhawan wrote on X.

Digvesh, who was fined multiple times for his 'tick the notebook' celebration in his debut season, was involved in an ugly figh...