Parag was caught vaping in the dressing room as visuals were circulated widely after being caught by cameras. The incident took place on Tuesday (April 28) as RR beat Punjab Kings in New Chandigarh, handing Shreyas Iyer and Co their first league defeat of IPL 2026.

IPL 2026: Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag fined 25% match fees, one demerit point added after vaping row

Match 5 of the IPL 2022 edition saw the one-time winner Rajasthan Royals (RR) lock horns with the 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Tuesday evening (March 29).

IPL 2022: RR captain Sanju Samson gives cheeky reply to Danny Marrison's title-drought question post SRH win

With Rajasthan Royals struggling in the bottom-half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 points table and skipper Steve Smith struggling heavily with his form, speculations started that RR might drop Smith as the captain of the side for the rest of IPL 2020.

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