IPL 2022: Rishabh Pant & Co's Treatment of Umpires Highlights Superstar Culture
2 years, 8 months ago

IPL 2022: Rishabh Pant & Co's Treatment of Umpires Highlights Superstar Culture

The Quint  

It is plain and simple in India: cricketers or anyone in particular fear only men of stature and everyone else is kosher to be bullied. In the early years of the IPL, the world’s best umpires and match referees, who were also part of the International Cricket Council ’s elite panel, were available to officiate in the tournament. The pressure for this must come from the IPL franchises because they have much more at stake than everyone else connected with the tournament. We have already seen a few players walking away cursing themselves for a poor call by an umpire, especially Virat Kohli. For a batter already struggling with bad form, Kohli’s stay in one of the games was cut short by another umpiring howler.

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IPL 2024: Why Rohit Sharma is ‘not a big fan of Impact Player rule’
8 months ago

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The Hindu  

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'Rishabh Pant should be fined...': Adam Gilchrist fumes at DC captain for arguing with umpire during LSG IPL 2024 match
8 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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ICC announces match officials for World Cup 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 6 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Impact player, two team sheets: What are IPL 2023’s new rules?
1 year, 8 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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Watch: Major Controversy as angry Rishabh Pant asks DC batters to return to dugout, sends coach to argue with umpires
2 years, 8 months ago

Watch: Major Controversy as angry Rishabh Pant asks DC batters to return to dugout, sends coach to argue with umpires

Hindustan Times  

The first major controversy of IPL 2022 took place during the Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. An infuriated DC captain Rishabh Pant tried to call his batters Rovman Powell and Kuldeep Yadav back in the dugout after a debatable umpiring decision regarding a high full-toss in the third ball of the …

'We've trained umpires ready to fly over': Iceland Cricket take cheeky dig at BCCI after Kohli's controversial dismissal
2 years, 8 months ago

'We've trained umpires ready to fly over': Iceland Cricket take cheeky dig at BCCI after Kohli's controversial dismissal

Hindustan Times  

Virat Kohli and cricket fraternity were left infuriated as the former Royal Challengers Bangalore incurred a controversial dismissal in the IPL 2022 game against Mumbai Indians on Saturday. Virat Kohli suffered a controversial dismissal in RCB vs MI game It was in the penultimate over of RCB's chase when a length delivery from Dewald Brevis in his very first over …

IPL 2021: Sunil Gavaskar slams umpiring standards in tournament
3 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

Umpiring decisions in the IPL have come under scanner many times in the past and this season too there have been some questionable decisions made. Dubai: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the standard of umpiring in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Gavaskar made his comments after umpire Anil Chaudhary changed his decision from no ball to wide during …

IPL 2020 | Umpire changes mind to call wide following MS Dhoni's protest; Watch
4 years, 2 months ago

IPL 2020 | Umpire changes mind to call wide following MS Dhoni's protest; Watch

India TV News  

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IPL 2020: Umpire Ananthapadmanabhan wary of bio-bubble
4 years, 3 months ago

IPL 2020: Umpire Ananthapadmanabhan wary of bio-bubble

The Hindu  

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Covid ‘homecoming’ for elite umpires
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid ‘homecoming’ for elite umpires

Hindustan Times  

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