Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag took a major financial hit recently after a public lapse in discipline that caught everyone off guard. The BCCI issued a formal reprimand on 30 April after cameras spotted the young skipper vaping during an IPL match.
Officials moved quickly to dock 25% of his match fee, sending a clear message that they won’t tolerate that kind of behaviour inside the stadium. The move immediately kicked off a debate about the kind of influence players have on young fans who see these players as heroes. Critics were quick to point out that captaincy comes with a level of responsibility that Parag seemed to forget in the heat of the moment.
Yuzvendra Chahal caught vaping during IPL 2026 just like Riyan Parag
The pressure turned up even more on 5 May when fans noticed Yuzvendra Chahal, the Punjab Kings’ star spinner, holding a vape in a YouTube vlog. While the team were travelling to Hyderabad, Arshdeep Singh filmed his teammates and accidentally caught Yuzvendra Chahal with the device before the video was pulled and edited.
This slip-up comes right as Yuzvendra Chahal is already dominating the headlines for drama outside of cricket. His personal life is constantly being picked apart by the public, especially following his messy, high-profile divorce from Dhanashree Verma. While the split was dogged by rumours of infidelity, Chahal recently hit back at the noise by showing up in a shirt that poked fun at the “Sugar Daddy” labels people have thrown at him.
The drama didn’t stop there. Earlier in April 2026, actress Taniya Chatterjee leaked alleged Instagram DMs where Yuzvendra Chahal supposedly complimented her. The spinner didn’t take it lying down, quickly filing a defamation lawsuit and claiming the viral screenshots were a complete misrepresentation of his private life.
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Even with all the legal headaches and personal chaos, Yuzvendra Chahal is still at the top of the wicket-taking charts for the league-leading Punjab Kings. However, this latest vaping incident on the flight to Hyderabad is another headache for the team management. They are now stuck trying to manage a superstar whose off-field distractions keep threatening to drown out his talent on the pitch.
Here is the deleted video of Chanchal Chutmarika Chahal vaping in flight after sneaking in somehow and risking life of all https://t.co/IDZqbxmH4z pic.twitter.com/paAUmQ9FHb
— Jo Kar (@i_am_gustakh) May 7, 2026
