Why Leicestershire Was Docked 27 Points After Its Win over Glamorgan in County Cricket

Sourav Ganguly Biopic Blamed After Leicestershire Gets Hit With 27-Point Deduction and Fine Over Poor Pitch | 🏏 LatestLY

Leicestershire County Cricket Club faces a severe relegation threat after receiving a 27-point deduction and a £5,000 fine for preparing a 'poor' pitch at Uptonsteel Grace Road. The penalty, announced on September 16, 2026, followed their Rothesay County Championship match against Glamorgan in August. 🏏 Sourav Ganguly Biopic Blamed After Leicestershire Gets Hit With 27-Point Deduction and Fine Over Poor Pitch.

'Unscheduled Bollywood filming': Sourav Ganguly's biopic shoot leads to over Rs 6 lakh fine for England club

Leicestershire have been fined £5,000 and deducted 27 points after their Grace Road pitch was deemed poor during the Glamorgan match. The club cited extreme heat and an unscheduled Bollywood shoot linked to Sourav Ganguly’s biopic as factors. However, the disciplinary panel rejected the filming as a mitigating factor, leaving Leicestershire facing a serious relegation battle.

Blazing sun and Bollywood: Leicestershire docked points for poor pitch

Why Leicestershire was docked 27 points after its win over Glamorgan in County cricket

Leicestershire's survival hopes have been dealt a major blow after the club was docked 27 points for a pitch-regulations breach, with head groundsman Callum Lewin citing an unscheduled Bollywood filming event and extreme heat among the circumstances before the match.

Leicestershire facing relegation after 27-point pitch penalty

Club sanctioned for breaching the ECB's pitch regulations for home fixture against Glamorgan

Leicestershire deducted 27 points and on brink of relegation from County Championship Division One

Leicestershire are on the brink of relegation from County Championship Division One after being deducted 27 points for breaching pitch regulations.