New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals The captain Ryan Prague During the live telecast of the match against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, he was caught steaming inside the dressing room and scenes of the act are going viral on social media timelines. It happened during the 16th over of the RR run chase when Parag was casually steamrolling in the presence of teammates Dhruv Jurel and Yashaswi Jaiswal. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the dressing room and stadium premises, except in designated areas. So, it was shocking that Parag was reportedly holding an e-cigarette/vape — banned by India under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (PECA) Act 2019. The Act prohibits the manufacture, sale, purchase, import, export and advertisement of e-cigarettes/vapes in India and violations are punishable with imprisonment and heavy fines. TimesofIndia.com BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has been contacted for comment and the story will be updated with his response. The act raises serious concerns as vaping is neither legal nor regulated in the country and may require further investigation.“Unlike smoking, you don’t know what you’re inhaling when it comes to vaping. There’s a reason it’s banned in the country and nobody has a clue about the ingredients that go into it and does it meet safety guidelines? Especially for an elite athlete. Franchises and captains need to take it easy on this phenomenon, as does the BCCI because of them, the BCCI needs to cut it down,” an industry source said. Keeping track of progress is telling.This is not the first time that RR has found himself in the middle of a controversy this season. Earlier, their manager violated PMOA protocol by using his phone in the dugout. He too was caught on air and after a thorough investigation BCCI warned and fined Romi Bhandar.
