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Having conceded 56 runs in his 4 overs, it wasn’t actually Chris Jordan’s evening. Later in Kings XI Punjab’s chase, Jordan’s ‘short run’ that wasn’t in the penultimate over snowballed into this IPL’s first controversy.
KXIP, who completed stage with Delhi Capitals’ complete of 157 in Dubai on Sunday, went on to lose the Super Over. The franchise has appealed to the match referee for a rule change to make use of know-how to overrule if the sq. leg umpire will get it fallacious.
“I travelled enthusiastically during a pandemic, did 6 days of Quarantine & 5covid tests with a smile but that one Short Run hit me hard. What’s the point of technology if it cannot be used? It’s time @BCCI introduces new rules. This cannot happen every year,” tweeted KXIP co-owner Preity Zinta.
Zinta was reacting after feedback by Virender Sehwag, former participant and head coach of KXIP. Sehwag blamed square-leg umpire Nitin Menon for the loss. “I don’t agree with the man of the match choice. The umpire who gave this short run should have been man of the match. Short Run nahin tha. And that was the difference,” he tweeted.
“I would request BCCI to ensure better umpiring and to ensure henceforth that technology is used to the maximum,” KXIP co-owner Ness Wadia mentioned in an announcement. KXIP CEO Satish Menon mentioned the group has communicated with the match referee, however was but to get a response from the IPL Governing Council. “There is no room for human error in a world class tournament like IPL. This one run could cost us a play-off berth. Hope the rules are reviewed after this unfair call,” he mentioned.
While KXIP have purpose to be aggrieved, Menon and the TV umpire have been going by the rule e book. As per rule 2.13.1.four of IPL, it’s for the square-leg umpire to name a ‘short run’. “All the signals are to be made by the bowler’s end umpire except for short run, which is to be signalled by the umpire at the end where short running occurs.” The on-field umpires have to refer a call to the third umpire solely in case of doubt or to substantiate ‘run out, stumped, bowled and hit wicket’.
Controversy over a call by the on-field umpire shouldn’t be new in IPL. Last 12 months, Royal Challengers Bangalore, needing 7 runs to win off the final ball in opposition to Mumbai Indians, misplaced by six runs after Lasith Malinga’s front-foot no-ball was missed by the umpire. Front foot no-ball is now referred to as by the TV umpire.
Sunday’s incident has added to the push for a rule change to make use of know-how in case of an analogous umpiring error. The square-leg umpire is at an obstacle, unable to face precisely in line with the batting crease as it could impede the printed digital camera on the square-leg boundary. With the no-ball name on the bowling finish already performed by the TV umpire, there may be an argument to make use of know-how in all ‘line call’ issues.
“This needs to be clarified before the tournament, like the front foot no-ball. A clear oversight which I’m sure/hope is corrected moving forward. You would’ve thought all these areas would’ve been scrutinised post the World Cup last year,” mentioned former SRH coach Tom Moody on twitter, referring to the Super Over drama in the World Cup last win by England over New Zealand.
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