‘Consistency please’
Updated On: 04 May, 2022 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Harit Joshi
That’s what Rajasthan Royals’ head coach Kumar Sangakkara wants from umpires in terms of calling wides after three close calls in penultimate over against KKR leaves skipper Sanju Samson and pacer Prasidh Krishna fuming
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Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson reacts during their game against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Pic/BCCI; IPL
In the space of 10 days, the Wankhede Stadium crowd witnessed its second IPL controversy on Monday. This time it was over the umpire’s decision on wides. On the previous occasion, a storm erupted over the umpire’s decision for not deeming a waist-high full toss a no-ball.
In both instances, Rajasthan Royals were in the middle. Umpire Nitin Pandit was in the firing line after adjudging three tight wides in the penultimate over when KKR’s Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh were facing Prasidh Krishna. The 66-run unbeaten stand between Rana (48 not out) and Rinku (42 not out) helped KKR win by seven wickets to halt their five-match losing streak as they chased down RR’s 152-5 with five balls to spare.
The first wide was ruled on the third ball of the over as Rinku flashed outside off to Krishna’s wide yorker. Since Rinku did not shuffle before the delivery, a wide could be claimed. The umpire’s decision got Krishna worked up and he was seen talking to Pandit for a while.
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