'Absolutely third class umpiring…' Indian 'veterans' angry over giving not out to mischievous batsman

IPL 2024 SRH vs RR : The 50th match of IPL 2024 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. In this match, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. Hyderabad gave Rajasthan a target of 202 runs to win, but the match got spoiled due to Travis Head being given not out. His video is going viral on social media.

Although the bat was in the air…

Actually, Avesh Khan bowled the 15th over of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings. On the third ball of this over, Travis Head came out of the crease and went for a big shot. However, there was no contact between the ball and the bat. The ball went to wicketkeeper Sanju Samson. Sanju caught the ball and threw it into the wicket at the striker’s end. The ball hit the stumps straight. The field umpire pointed towards the third umpire. After this the umpire saw the replay and Travis Head was given not out. After watching the replay it was clear that Travis Head’s bat was in the air.

Irfan Pathan criticized

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan, who was doing commentary, immediately started criticizing this matter. He termed this incident as third class umpiring and said that the umpire should have seen the next frame also. After this there was a controversy regarding this runout.

Kumar Sangakkara argued with the umpire

Rajasthan Royals coach Kumar Sangakkara was seen arguing with the umpire outside the field. It seemed that he was not happy with the umpire’s decision. Avesh bowled Travis Head on the very second ball. Travis Head scored 58 runs in 44 balls which included 6 fours and 3 sixes.