New Delhi, June 1 -- Tim David will miss Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) season opener in the next edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) due to suspension, it was announced on Monday. The Australian hard-hitting batter was found guilty of breaching IPL's Code of Conduct during the IPL 2026 final between RCB and Gujarat Titans. RCB won by five wickets to retain the title.

The incident occurred during the 10th over of Gujarat Titans' batting when David threw an ice bag aggressively in the direction of umpire Nitin Menon. David admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by the match referee Javagal Srinath. He was fined 50% of his match fees and also accumulated two demerit points in the process.

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