The BCCI will take “some” action “against teams which are violating the norms” in IPL 2026, board secretary Devajit Saikia said on Saturday. Twice in the ongoing IPL, Rajasthan Royals were in the spotlight for wrong reasons – first when team manager Ravinder Singh Bhinder was seen using his phone around the dugout during a match and when captain Riyan Parag was caught vaping in the dressing room during another match.

Bhinder was fined INR 1 lakh whereas Parag was docked 25% of his match fees and handed a demerit point.

“We are exploring some other options about how to bring the teams which are violating the norms,” Saikia said on the sidelines of India’s squad announcement for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in Mumbai.

“We will be taking some action. We are looking at the various terms and conditions and protocols of IPL [around] how the teams behave.”

Bhinder had told the BCCI anti-corruption unit that the breach was inadvertent and had issued an apology before he was fined.

“It is not just players or officials,” Saikia said. “As a team they have to maintain some decorum so that the image of the IPL is never adversely affected. To ensure that we have to take a call and we will be taking some action.”

Saikia, however, did not explain what exactly the BCCI was looking to sanction RR for, after having imposed fines for both incidents so far.

Saikia was also asked if there would be legal implications for the Parag incident as procurement, production and sale of e-cigarettes is banned in India. Saikia said that the BCCI had not received any communication from Punjab Police, since the Parag incident happened against Punjab Kings in New Chandigarh.

RR head coach Kumar Sangakkara had recently said both those issues had been addressed by the BCCI and the franchise and they “always try to have a very positive healthy culture” in the team.