IPL 2020: Ex-umpires praise move to monitor no balls
Updated On: 06 November, 2019 07:20 AM IST | Mumbai | A correspondent
Ex-international umpires Piloo Reporter and Suresh Shastri welcome plan for additional official to monitor over-stepping and height of deliveries in next year's IPL
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KKR's bowler Jacques Kallis is watched by CSK's MS Dhoni and umpire Billy Bowden during an IPL match at Chennai in 2012. Pic/ AFP
An additional umpire to monitor no-balls during Indian Premier League games? This could well happen in the next edition of the T20 extravaganza after the innovation was discussed at the IPL Governing Council meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Clearly, the powers that be don't want a repeat of umpiring blunders on this count. Last year, Royal Challengers Bangalore needed seven runs off the last ball when Mumbai Indians's Lasith Malinga overstepped, but this was not spotted by any of the two umpires. And although Mumbai Indians went on to win the thriller against Rohit Sharma's team at Bangalore, the captain was far from happy with the umpiring.
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