VIDEO | Umpire gives No-ball wrongly, also refuses a review for it

VIDEO | Umpire gives No-ball wrongly, also refuses a review for it

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The Decision Review System (DRS) has created another controversy after Kings XI Punjab were denied to consult the third umpire regarding a no-ball which was given wrongly. This particular incident occurred in the sixth over of KKR’s innings as the umpire deemed a legal delivery as a no-ball.

Right from the time, it was introduced, the Decision Review System (DRS) has been a boon and a bane for all teams. It, to an extent, has helped players as it has removed umpiring howlers but it has also created a lot of doubt in certain situations. One such situation had come up a couple of days earlier when KL Rahul reviewed successfully against an LBW decision but at the same time, he was denied a boundary as the umpire had given him out. 

In today’s match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, a second such controversy came up. Andrew Tye and Kings XI Punjab were not allowed to use the DRS to review a no-ball decision. 

In the 18th game of the season, KXIP won the toss and inserted KKR into bat first. After losing Sunil Narine in the second over of the innings, Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa stabilized the innings as they helped KKR reach 42/1 in 5 overs. Uthappa had struck Mujeeb Ur Rahman for three consecutive boundaries in the 4th over. After struggling in the first few games, Lynn also looked in good touch as he raced away to 21 off 16 balls. 

The last over of the powerplay saw Andrew Tye being introduced into the attack. He bowled a full delivery which was driven down to long-on by Uthappa for a single. However, the umpire’s arm was raised and no-ball was signaled. Tye looked a bit amused and clarified with the umpire. But replays showed that there was some part of Tye’s heel that was behind the popping crease. Even though there was no damage done on the free-hit, it did create a controversy. 

The Australian quick was not amused after he saw the replay on the big screen and also showed the ‘T’ sign signaling for a review. That created a bit of debate as to why a no-ball cannot be reviewed after all the main motive of the DRS is to get the right decision. 

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