Yet another refereeing controversy has rocked IPL 2024. This time, it happened in the RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Eliminator with Dinsh Karthik’s perceived LBW at the center of it all. After Rajasthan Royals reigned supreme to reduce Royal Challengers Bengaluto to five under, the onus fell on Dinesh Karthik to take the latter to a respectable total. But the batsman was given LBW in the 15th over on the first ball he faced. Karthik got LBW from Avesh Khan’s bowling.
The full, straight delivery, which folded late, hit the pads. After much deliberation, Karthik opted for DRS. It showed a big spike on the UltraEdge, but it was difficult to decipher whether it was because the bat was hitting the pad or the ball. The ball was also close to the bat. RR players Avesh Khan and Riyan Parag seemed shocked that Karthik was not made public. RR’s director of cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, got angry and went to speak to the umpires.
Sunil Gavaskar gave a clear verdict on air when the replay was being played. “The bat hit the pads and not the ball. If you hit it, you go straight up. You don’t walk to the other side to confirm,” he said.
“I don’t think the referee got it right,” said Kevin Pietersen.
Dinesh Karthik survives! What a review
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This TV referee must be REMOVED from the scoreboard @BCCI @IPL
Shocking decision.
It seems he pre-decided not to give up. @DineshKarthik Shud, I walked.
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Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Eliminator clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Wednesday.
The winner of the Eliminator will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 in Chennai on Friday. RCB reached the playoffs after winning their last six consecutive league matches, while RR came from four consecutive defeats and their last league game was washed out in Guwahati.
After winning the toss, Samson said that Shimron Hetmyer is back in the playing eleven after recovering from injury and should be brought in when RR begin their chase.
“I would like to play first by looking at the conditions and the wicket. There was dew last night. It’s all about mindset. I’m really excited to come and play in this fabulous stadium,” he said.
“Great energy here. Looking at what cricket taught us. When you have bad days, you need to have character and confidence. That’s been the challenging part – fitness and injuries,” she added.
RCB captain Faf du Plessis said he would have also liked to bowl first if the toss had fallen in his favor and added that his team is unchanged since the 27-run victory over defending champions Chennai Super Kings.
“Watching last night’s game, there was assistance for the pitchers from the beginning. This looks drier with some fake grass on top. We had that mentality from the beginning. Focusing on your own skills, being true to the way you want to play.”
With IANS inputs
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