As such, In Match 45 of the Indian Premier League, former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir and ex-England spinner Graeme Swann were criticized. The third umpire when he ruled not out to a critical catch. By Rahul Tripathi during Punjab Kings‘ run chase in Dubai.
Thanks to a captain’s knock by KL Rahul, PBKS chased down 166 with three balls to spare and five wickets in hand. However, if the third umpire had ruled that Rahul Tripathi’s catch was legitimate. Rahul would have been out with Punjab needing 11 runs from 9 balls.
In the 19th over, Rahul hooked a short delivery from Shivam Mavi towards the midwicket boundary, causing controversy. Eoin Morgan had Rahul Tripathi stationed on the boundary line and he dashed in to collect the catch while diving forward.
Tripathi began to celebrate, but the game was referred upstairs by the on-field officials. Despite the fact that it appeared like Tripathi had gotten his fingers underneath the ball without it reaching the ground. The third umpire gave it not out after reviewing multiple replays.
The ruling, on the other hand, was met with skepticism, with both Swann and Gambhir criticizing the third umpire after the match.
“That was the worst piece of third umpiring I have ever seen,” Swann said
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Gambhir also echoed Swann’s sentiments. “That was a shocker, this can end someone’s campaign. He shouldn’t have seen the replay more than once, it just looked out. Even if they had got KL Rahul out, things would have been different. We cannot have these kinds of shockers in the IPL,” Gambhir said
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