Controversial IPL star Digvesh Rathi once took five wickets in five balls

Lucknow Super Giants spinner's performance has gone viral on social media

Last updated: June 18, 2025 | 05:30

Jai Rai, Assistant Editor

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Lucknow Super Giants' Digvesh Rathi celebrates after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on May 19, 2025.

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Dubai: Digvesh Rathi made news during the recent Indian Premier League for both good and bad reasons. While his performances on the field did the talking, his on-field antics saw him accumulate fines even resulting in a one-match ban.

He has again become the talk of the town when an old clip of his has now gone viral where he is seen taking five wickets from as many balls. The performance even impressed his team owner Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka.

Rathi, playing in a local game in February 2025, left the opposition in deep trouble with smart spin. Digvesh ran through the opposing batting order in one over, taking five wickets in a row - four bowled and one leg-before-wicket (LBW) - to finish with match figures of 7/28.

The video was shared by LSG's official social media handle. "Stumbled upon this clip of Digvesh Rathi taking 5 in 5 in a local T20 game. Just a glimpse of the talent that made him a breakout star for LSG in IPL 2025," Goenka posted on X.

Going by the post, it appears that Goenka was unaware about Rathi having ever bowled such a spell.

Rathi was one of the finds of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. The mystery spinner was bought by LSG for just Rs3 million. He took 14 wickets in 13 matches in his debut season but he was in the spotlight for his controversial 'notebook' celebration.

Digvesh was handed a number of fines by the BCCI during IPL 2025 for his celebration. Later in the season, a verbal spat between Digvesh and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) star Abhishek Sharma saw him accumulate five demerit points, resulting in a one-match ban.

"This was his third Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 this season and hence, he has accumulated Two Demerit Points, in addition to Three Demerit Points he had accumulated earlier - One Demerit Point against Punjab Kings on April 01, 2025 and Two Demerit Points against Mumbai Indians on April 04, 2025. As he now has Five Demerit Points this season - which result in a one-game suspension - Digvesh will now be suspended for LSG's next game - against Gujarat Titans on May 22, 2025 in Ahmedabad," the statement from IPL read.

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