Ind vs eng 5th test: During the fifth Test match being played between India and England, there has been a lot of uproar on social media on a Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena’s action. The allegation against him is that he has violated the rules of cricket by pointing to England players just before taking DRS. The video of this incident has gone viral on social media and fans are questioning the fairness of the umpire.
What is the whole matter?
The controversy began during India’s first innings when batsman Sai Sudarshan was facing England fast bowler Josh Tung. A ball of the tongue hit Sudarshan’s pad and the English players appealed, but the umpire did not give out. England captains and players refused to take DRS.
However, the replay that came out after this has surprised everyone. It is clear in the video that the ball hit Sai Sudarshan’s bat lightly and hit the pad. That is, if England had taken DRS, the batsmen could have been out.
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The controversy of the umpire became a dispute
The biggest question is arising at the behest of a light hand of Dharmasena, which is considered to be a sign of ‘age’. It can be clearly seen in the video that the umpire shook hands lightly while looking at the bowler, which the England team may not take DRS as an age.
What do ICC rules say?
According to ICC rules, umpire DRS cannot indicate any batsman or bowler before the DRS verdict. In such a situation, the fans described the action of Dharmasena as ‘united assistance’ and trolled him fiercely on Twitter. Many fans also wrote that umpire Kumar has forgotten his “religion”.
Former umpire Anil Chaudhary defends Dharmasena
However, India’s veteran umpire Anil Chaudhary has defended Dharmasena. He said, “Yes, it is possible that it is an unknown mistake. The umpires are also humans and there can be such actions under pressure. It is suspected that he has done this intentionally, because Dharmasena is a very experienced umpire.”
He further said that this is not a big deal, but it will be necessary to pay attention to it in future.
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