Three weeks ago the cricketers from around the globe started painting the canvas of IPL 2019. Till now the canvas looks extremely artistic as the artists of IPL have used charming colours and silken brushes. At its halfway mark the league still requires some layering and touch up for its completion. The fans have already witnessed some of their artists at work, and now will be eagerly waiting for the unveiling of the entire masterpiece, IPL playoffs.

IPL has always provided the audience with some intense and breathtaking action. Over the years the competition has been cutthroat between the 8 teams, and that has made the officials&#8217; life even more difficult. Due to the presence of international superstars and jam-packed stadiums umpires are put under immense pressure. In such cases, it is certain that umpires are gonna make mistakes at some point of time as they are also humans, but recently the work has been really shoddy and it has to be addressed to quickly.

Here are the 5 instances when umpiring mistakes took a toll on the game of IPL:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-325588" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-1.jpg" alt="David Warner" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-325588" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption>

In 2017, Mumbai was going to host the Hyderabad franchise at the Wankhede. Both the teams were high on confidence after their successful start to the campaign. As usual, Rohit won the toss and decided to bowl first because, of the short boundaries and flat pitch. The officials for the game were Nitin Menon and C.K. Nandan. It was all smooth until powerplay as MI didn&#8217;t allow SRH to take advantage of the field restrictions.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-david-warner-and-his-daughter-enjoy-a-rickshaw-ride-in-hyderabad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a> took the strike on the first ball of Mitchell McClenaghan&#8217;s over which was the 7th over of the innings. At that time the commentators noticed that Warner scored a boundary in the last ball of the previous over of Bumrah. Both the officials and the TV umpire didn&#8217;t notice that Warner retained strike for the following over.

MI was again at the receiving end as in their previous game Rohit was wrongly adjudged LBW by the same pair of umpires. The decision didn&#8217;t affect the outcome of the game as MI won by 4 wickets but the umpires were really casual in their approach.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-256336" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jasprit-Bumrah-1.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-256336" class="wp-caption-text">Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

In 2018 RCB was chasing a mammoth total of 214 after being rugged by the MI in the first innings at their home. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-to-host-australia-in-a-three-match-odi-series-in-january-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> umpire Rod Tucker was accompanying the Indian umpire Nitin Menon and the third umpire was KS Ananthapadmanabhan. After Bumrah&#8217;s 50th scalp in the form of Woakes, the Indian speedster Umesh Yadav walked out to take the strike. Umesh quickly took the single and gave the strike to the skipper and in the following ball Kohli ended up mistiming a shot to long-on and took off for a single.

In pursuit of winning, Umesh slogged and the result was a skier to cover where Rohit pouched it easily. The umpires checked for a front foot no-ball, and the replays were played on giant screens. After a couple of replays, it came to light that Umesh was at non-striker&#8217;s end in the footage. The footage was the wrong one which was a grave mistake committed by the umpire sitting in the box. Even though RCB lost by a big margin, the error on the part of the third umpire was a careless one as he had all the technology within his reach.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Andrew-Tye-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-243099" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Tye-1.jpg" alt="Andrew Tye" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-243099" class="wp-caption-text">Andrew Tye visibly unhappy after being penalized with a no-ball. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Last year when the team from Punjab visited the Eden Gardens for an encounter with KKR, the teams were riding on a high wave as both were unbeaten in the tournament. The Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first, which was proved worth by the bowlers when they gave away just 38 runs in 5 overs. The on-field umpires for the game were C. Shamshuddin and Abhijit Deshmukh. For the last over of powerplay, Ashwin introduced Andrew Tye to the opposition.

Tye started with a gentle loosener on the stumps but immediately after his bowling stride, he heard the umpire uttering the words no-ball. Tye was surprised by the call and he was waiting for the replay on the giant screen. After the replay the bowler got exasperated with the umpire, as some part of the heel was behind the line. He argued with the umpire and then tried to opt for a review which was really comical. Later Punjab won the game easily but the umpire even after knowing his mistake didn&#8217;t react to the situation.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-327427" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-327427" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Whenever RCB takes on MI it is considered to be a mouth-watering clash as both the sides are full of superstars. This year also when captain <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-calls-ab-de-villiers-as-the-best-player-of-the-generation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> decided to field first, MI&#8217;s famed batting line-up posted an impressive total of 187 on the board. The crowd was enjoying the chase but the team goofed up in the last couple of overs which caused heartbreak for the fans. The match officials were S. Ravi and C.K. Nandan.

In the thrilling tie, Malinga was the star for MI, as he successfully defended 17 in the last over. After the last ball of the match, the replays showed that the veteran clearly overstepped the line in his delivery stride. The crowd and the RCB dugout got furious over the mistake committed by the on-field umpires.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shoaib-akhtar-chooses-one-player-between-sachin-tendulkar-and-virat-kohli/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> was shaking his head vehemently and stated that the umpiring was of the club level. In the post-match talk, the opposition skipper Rohit Sharma also showed his displeasure on the wrong decisions made by officials. Even the third umpire didn&#8217;t intervene which is his part of the job and as a result, RCB lost a crucial tie where the umpires were looking clueless.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-332049" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-7.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-332049" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

It was time for the Rajasthan franchise to host the table toppers CSK in their den where they have a record winning rate. MSD won the toss and decided to put the opposition under scanner as he was unsure about the nature of the pitch. The pitch turned out to be a slow one and RR huffed and puffed to a par score of 150. It appeared to be a thrilling tie until the final over which overshadowed the match and headlined it for wrong reasons.

The umpires for this tie were Ulhas Gandhe and Bruce Oxenford. In the final over <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-ms-dhoni-predicted-where-ben-stokes-will-bowl-the-first-ball-of-the-last-over/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> cleaned up MSD on the 3rd ball of the over, and the new entrant Mitchell Santner walked out to take the strike. Immediately The ENG all-rounder bowled a beamer and the umpire Ulhas Gandhe signalled it as no-ball without even consulting with the square leg official. The buzzers went off in the stadium, but within seconds, the umpire reversed his decision without any discussions.

It was wrong on <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ms-dhoni-a-great-leader-and-human-being-says-csk-spinner-imran-tahir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni&#8217;s</a> part to invade the pitch, but it was prompted by some brain fading moments on the field as all the umpires made a meal of a simple decision. It is true that in a tournament like IPL the skills of umpires are really tested, but it can prepare them for the high voltage ties in the international circuit. Technology has been a blessing for the game but nowadays the officials are not using it at correct times, and also the decision-making skills of umpires have been really poor.

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Three weeks ago the cricketers from around the globe started painting the canvas of IPL 2019. Till now the canvas looks extremely artistic as the artists of IPL have used charming colours and silken brushes. At its halfway mark the league still requires some layering and touch up for its completion. The fans have already witnessed some of their artists at work, and now will be eagerly waiting for the unveiling of the entire masterpiece, IPL playoffs.
IPL has always provided the audience with some intense and breathtaking action. Over the years the competition has been cutthroat between the 8 teams, and that has made the officials’ life even more difficult. Due to the presence of international superstars and jam-packed stadiums umpires are put under immense pressure. In such cases, it is certain that umpires are gonna make mistakes at some point of time as they are also humans, but recently the work has been really shoddy and it has to be addressed to quickly.
Here are the 5 instances when umpiring mistakes took a toll on the game of IPL:
<h3>1) MI vs SRH -2017</h3>
<figure id="attachment_325588" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-325588" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-325588" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-1.jpg" alt="David Warner" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-325588" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
In 2017, Mumbai was going to host the Hyderabad franchise at the Wankhede. Both the teams were high on confidence after their successful start to the campaign. As usual, Rohit won the toss and decided to bowl first because, of the short boundaries and flat pitch. The officials for the game were Nitin Menon and C.K. Nandan. It was all smooth until powerplay as MI didn’t allow SRH to take advantage of the field restrictions.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-david-warner-and-his-daughter-enjoy-a-rickshaw-ride-in-hyderabad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a> took the strike on the first ball of Mitchell McClenaghan’s over which was the 7th over of the innings. At that time the commentators noticed that Warner scored a boundary in the last ball of the previous over of Bumrah. Both the officials and the TV umpire didn’t notice that Warner retained strike for the following over.
MI was again at the receiving end as in their previous game Rohit was wrongly adjudged LBW by the same pair of umpires. The decision didn’t affect the outcome of the game as MI won by 4 wickets but the umpires were really casual in their approach.

<h3>2) RCB vs MI -2018</h3>
<figure id="attachment_256336" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-256336" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-256336" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jasprit-Bumrah-1.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-256336" class="wp-caption-text">Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
In 2018 RCB was chasing a mammoth total of 214 after being rugged by the MI in the first innings at their home. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-to-host-australia-in-a-three-match-odi-series-in-january-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> umpire Rod Tucker was accompanying the Indian umpire Nitin Menon and the third umpire was KS Ananthapadmanabhan. After Bumrah’s 50th scalp in the form of Woakes, the Indian speedster Umesh Yadav walked out to take the strike. Umesh quickly took the single and gave the strike to the skipper and in the following ball Kohli ended up mistiming a shot to long-on and took off for a single.
In pursuit of winning, Umesh slogged and the result was a skier to cover where Rohit pouched it easily. The umpires checked for a front foot no-ball, and the replays were played on giant screens. After a couple of replays, it came to light that Umesh was at non-striker’s end in the footage. The footage was the wrong one which was a grave mistake committed by the umpire sitting in the box. Even though RCB lost by a big margin, the error on the part of the third umpire was a careless one as he had all the technology within his reach.

<h3>3) KXIP vs KKR -2018</h3>
<figure id="attachment_243099" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-243099" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Andrew-Tye-1.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-243099" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Tye-1.jpg" alt="Andrew Tye" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-243099" class="wp-caption-text">Andrew Tye visibly unhappy after being penalized with a no-ball. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Last year when the team from Punjab visited the Eden Gardens for an encounter with KKR, the teams were riding on a high wave as both were unbeaten in the tournament. The Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first, which was proved worth by the bowlers when they gave away just 38 runs in 5 overs. The on-field umpires for the game were C. Shamshuddin and Abhijit Deshmukh. For the last over of powerplay, Ashwin introduced Andrew Tye to the opposition.
Tye started with a gentle loosener on the stumps but immediately after his bowling stride, he heard the umpire uttering the words no-ball. Tye was surprised by the call and he was waiting for the replay on the giant screen. After the replay the bowler got exasperated with the umpire, as some part of the heel was behind the line. He argued with the umpire and then tried to opt for a review which was really comical. Later Punjab won the game easily but the umpire even after knowing his mistake didn’t react to the situation.

<h3>4) MI VS RCB -2019</h3>
<figure id="attachment_327427" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-327427" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-327427" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-327427" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Whenever RCB takes on MI it is considered to be a mouth-watering clash as both the sides are full of superstars. This year also when captain <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-calls-ab-de-villiers-as-the-best-player-of-the-generation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> decided to field first, MI’s famed batting line-up posted an impressive total of 187 on the board. The crowd was enjoying the chase but the team goofed up in the last couple of overs which caused heartbreak for the fans. The match officials were S. Ravi and C.K. Nandan.
In the thrilling tie, Malinga was the star for MI, as he successfully defended 17 in the last over. After the last ball of the match, the replays showed that the veteran clearly overstepped the line in his delivery stride. The crowd and the RCB dugout got furious over the mistake committed by the on-field umpires.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shoaib-akhtar-chooses-one-player-between-sachin-tendulkar-and-virat-kohli/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> was shaking his head vehemently and stated that the umpiring was of the club level. In the post-match talk, the opposition skipper Rohit Sharma also showed his displeasure on the wrong decisions made by officials. Even the third umpire didn’t intervene which is his part of the job and as a result, RCB lost a crucial tie where the umpires were looking clueless.

<h3>5) CSK VS RR -2019 :</h3>
<figure id="attachment_332049" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-332049" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-332049" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-7.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-332049" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
It was time for the Rajasthan franchise to host the table toppers CSK in their den where they have a record winning rate. MSD won the toss and decided to put the opposition under scanner as he was unsure about the nature of the pitch. The pitch turned out to be a slow one and RR huffed and puffed to a par score of 150. It appeared to be a thrilling tie until the final over which overshadowed the match and headlined it for wrong reasons.
The umpires for this tie were Ulhas Gandhe and Bruce Oxenford. In the final over <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-ms-dhoni-predicted-where-ben-stokes-will-bowl-the-first-ball-of-the-last-over/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> cleaned up MSD on the 3rd ball of the over, and the new entrant Mitchell Santner walked out to take the strike. Immediately The ENG all-rounder bowled a beamer and the umpire Ulhas Gandhe signalled it as no-ball without even consulting with the square leg official. The buzzers went off in the stadium, but within seconds, the umpire reversed his decision without any discussions.
It was wrong on <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ms-dhoni-a-great-leader-and-human-being-says-csk-spinner-imran-tahir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni’s</a> part to invade the pitch, but it was prompted by some brain fading moments on the field as all the umpires made a meal of a simple decision. It is true that in a tournament like IPL the skills of umpires are really tested, but it can prepare them for the high voltage ties in the international circuit. Technology has been a blessing for the game but nowadays the officials are not using it at correct times, and also the decision-making skills of umpires have been really poor.
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Three weeks ago the cricketers from around the globe started painting the canvas of IPL 2019. Till now the canvas looks extremely artistic as the artists of IPL have used charming colours and silken brushes. At its halfway mark the league still requires some layering and touch up for its completion. The fans have already witnessed some of their artists at work, and now will be eagerly waiting for the unveiling of the entire masterpiece, IPL playoffs.
IPL has always provided the audience with some intense and breathtaking action. Over the years the competition has been cutthroat between the 8 teams, and that has made the officials&#8217; life even more difficult. Due to the presence of international superstars and jam-packed stadiums umpires are put under immense pressure. In such cases, it is certain that umpires are gonna make mistakes at some point of time as they are also humans, but recently the work has been really shoddy and it has to be addressed to quickly.
Here are the 5 instances when umpiring mistakes took a toll on the game of IPL:
<h3>1) MI vs SRH -2017</h3>
<figure id="attachment_325588" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-325588" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-325588" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-1.jpg" alt="David Warner" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-325588" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
In 2017, Mumbai was going to host the Hyderabad franchise at the Wankhede. Both the teams were high on confidence after their successful start to the campaign. As usual, Rohit won the toss and decided to bowl first because, of the short boundaries and flat pitch. The officials for the game were Nitin Menon and C.K. Nandan. It was all smooth until powerplay as MI didn&#8217;t allow SRH to take advantage of the field restrictions.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-david-warner-and-his-daughter-enjoy-a-rickshaw-ride-in-hyderabad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a> took the strike on the first ball of Mitchell McClenaghan&#8217;s over which was the 7th over of the innings. At that time the commentators noticed that Warner scored a boundary in the last ball of the previous over of Bumrah. Both the officials and the TV umpire didn&#8217;t notice that Warner retained strike for the following over.
MI was again at the receiving end as in their previous game Rohit was wrongly adjudged LBW by the same pair of umpires. The decision didn&#8217;t affect the outcome of the game as MI won by 4 wickets but the umpires were really casual in their approach.

<h3>2) RCB vs MI -2018</h3>
<figure id="attachment_256336" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-256336" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-256336" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jasprit-Bumrah-1.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-256336" class="wp-caption-text">Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
In 2018 RCB was chasing a mammoth total of 214 after being rugged by the MI in the first innings at their home. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-to-host-australia-in-a-three-match-odi-series-in-january-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> umpire Rod Tucker was accompanying the Indian umpire Nitin Menon and the third umpire was KS Ananthapadmanabhan. After Bumrah&#8217;s 50th scalp in the form of Woakes, the Indian speedster Umesh Yadav walked out to take the strike. Umesh quickly took the single and gave the strike to the skipper and in the following ball Kohli ended up mistiming a shot to long-on and took off for a single.
In pursuit of winning, Umesh slogged and the result was a skier to cover where Rohit pouched it easily. The umpires checked for a front foot no-ball, and the replays were played on giant screens. After a couple of replays, it came to light that Umesh was at non-striker&#8217;s end in the footage. The footage was the wrong one which was a grave mistake committed by the umpire sitting in the box. Even though RCB lost by a big margin, the error on the part of the third umpire was a careless one as he had all the technology within his reach.

<h3>3) KXIP vs KKR -2018</h3>
<figure id="attachment_243099" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-243099" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Andrew-Tye-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-243099" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Tye-1.jpg" alt="Andrew Tye" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-243099" class="wp-caption-text">Andrew Tye visibly unhappy after being penalized with a no-ball. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Last year when the team from Punjab visited the Eden Gardens for an encounter with KKR, the teams were riding on a high wave as both were unbeaten in the tournament. The Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first, which was proved worth by the bowlers when they gave away just 38 runs in 5 overs. The on-field umpires for the game were C. Shamshuddin and Abhijit Deshmukh. For the last over of powerplay, Ashwin introduced Andrew Tye to the opposition.
Tye started with a gentle loosener on the stumps but immediately after his bowling stride, he heard the umpire uttering the words no-ball. Tye was surprised by the call and he was waiting for the replay on the giant screen. After the replay the bowler got exasperated with the umpire, as some part of the heel was behind the line. He argued with the umpire and then tried to opt for a review which was really comical. Later Punjab won the game easily but the umpire even after knowing his mistake didn&#8217;t react to the situation.

<h3>4) MI VS RCB -2019</h3>
<figure id="attachment_327427" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-327427" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-327427" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Lasith-Malinga.jpg" alt="Lasith Malinga" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-327427" class="wp-caption-text">Lasith Malinga. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Whenever RCB takes on MI it is considered to be a mouth-watering clash as both the sides are full of superstars. This year also when captain <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/virat-kohli-calls-ab-de-villiers-as-the-best-player-of-the-generation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> decided to field first, MI&#8217;s famed batting line-up posted an impressive total of 187 on the board. The crowd was enjoying the chase but the team goofed up in the last couple of overs which caused heartbreak for the fans. The match officials were S. Ravi and C.K. Nandan.
In the thrilling tie, Malinga was the star for MI, as he successfully defended 17 in the last over. After the last ball of the match, the replays showed that the veteran clearly overstepped the line in his delivery stride. The crowd and the RCB dugout got furious over the mistake committed by the on-field umpires.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/shoaib-akhtar-chooses-one-player-between-sachin-tendulkar-and-virat-kohli/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a> was shaking his head vehemently and stated that the umpiring was of the club level. In the post-match talk, the opposition skipper Rohit Sharma also showed his displeasure on the wrong decisions made by officials. Even the third umpire didn&#8217;t intervene which is his part of the job and as a result, RCB lost a crucial tie where the umpires were looking clueless.

<h3>5) CSK VS RR -2019 :</h3>
<figure id="attachment_332049" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-332049" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-332049" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-7.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-332049" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
It was time for the Rajasthan franchise to host the table toppers CSK in their den where they have a record winning rate. MSD won the toss and decided to put the opposition under scanner as he was unsure about the nature of the pitch. The pitch turned out to be a slow one and RR huffed and puffed to a par score of 150. It appeared to be a thrilling tie until the final over which overshadowed the match and headlined it for wrong reasons.
The umpires for this tie were Ulhas Gandhe and Bruce Oxenford. In the final over <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-ms-dhoni-predicted-where-ben-stokes-will-bowl-the-first-ball-of-the-last-over/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> cleaned up MSD on the 3rd ball of the over, and the new entrant Mitchell Santner walked out to take the strike. Immediately The ENG all-rounder bowled a beamer and the umpire Ulhas Gandhe signalled it as no-ball without even consulting with the square leg official. The buzzers went off in the stadium, but within seconds, the umpire reversed his decision without any discussions.
It was wrong on <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ms-dhoni-a-great-leader-and-human-being-says-csk-spinner-imran-tahir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni&#8217;s</a> part to invade the pitch, but it was prompted by some brain fading moments on the field as all the umpires made a meal of a simple decision. It is true that in a tournament like IPL the skills of umpires are really tested, but it can prepare them for the high voltage ties in the international circuit. Technology has been a blessing for the game but nowadays the officials are not using it at correct times, and also the decision-making skills of umpires have been really poor.
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