London, April 30 -- Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has issued a law clarification relating to obstruction of the field, following a recent incident in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which KKR batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi was given out during the match against Lucknow Super Giants.

The incident occurred in the fifth over of Kolkata Knight Riders' innings when Raghuvanshi was adjudged out for obstructing the field. After the decision, he was seen reacting in frustration, hitting the boundary cushion with his bat and later throwing his helmet into the dugout.

IPL later said that Raghuvanshi had committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the Code of Conduct. The rule pertains to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipm...