Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia urges the BCCI to pitch into the umpiring standards and ensure better umpiring, following an umpiring error Kings XI Punjab lost their match against the Delhi Capitals.
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“It is exceedingly unfortunate that today with tremendous use of technology, we still do not use technology to ensure the total fairness and transparency in cricket game like several other leagues across the world including EPL, NBA, etc,” Wadia said in a statement to PTI.
“I would request BCCI to ensure better umpiring and to ensure henceforth that technology is used to the maximum so as to ensure fairness and transparency in a game which is used across the best leagues in the world.”
The short run call was not reversed despite technological evidence that it was a wrong call.
In the final over, Punjab needed 13 runs to win and Agarwal managed 12 runs in the first three balls.
If that one ‘short-run’ was given to Kings XI Punjab, then they would have much earlier as and that with three balls to spare but they failed.
“VAR has become something which is used across the world. The game of yesterday in question between Kings XI and Delhi had two umpiring mistakes which cost KXIP the game,” Wadia said.
“The first came in the first few overs of the match where a leg bye went for four and it was given as leg bye by the umpire but it was actually a wide ball. That one run would have helped Kings XI win the game versus losing.
“The second disastrous decision came at the end of the game in the last couple of overs, when a run was deemed as not being a run even though TV replays showed that it had been a run. Unfortunately, these two decisions cost Kings XI the game.”
Wadia hoped the BCCI will pitch into the IPL rule book to it should not be not repeated.
“I do hope that BCCI implements a system and process so that the other teams do not suffer the same plight as Kings XI did yesterday.
“If technology is not to there be used for the fairness and transparency of the game and to ensure that it is equitable to all, then why use technology at all?” he asked.
