Varun Chakaravarthy Questions MI vs SRH No-Ball Call.
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Varun Chakaravarthy weighed in on Sunrisers Hyderabad spinner Zeeshan Ansari's no-ball incident against Mumbai Indians and openly questioned the decision on social media.
The incident unfolded during MI's chase of 163 when Ansari appeared to have dismissed MI opener Ryan Rickelton in the seventh over. But replays revealed a technical infringement by SRH wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen. Klassen's gloves were marginally ahead of the stumps before dislodging the stumps that led to third umpire reversing the decision and citing it is a no-ball. Rickelton then went on to get 31 off 23 balls in the low-scoring run-chase and MI eventually won by four wickets.
However, KKR spinner Varun Chakaravarthy was baffled by the call and, taking to X, expressed his disbelief and wrote: "If the keeper's gloves come in front of the stumps, it should be a dead ball and a warning to the keeper, so that he doesn't do that again !!! Not a no ball and a free hit!! What did the bowler do."
What Does The Law Say ?
According to MCC's Laws of The Game (27.1) -
27.3.1 The wicket-keeper shall remain wholly behind the wicket at the striker’s end from the moment the ball comes into play until a ball delivered by the bowler
touches the bat or person of the striker or
passes the wicket at the striker’s end or
the striker attempts a run.
27.3.2 In the event of the wicket-keeper contravening this Law, the striker’s end umpire shall call and signal No ball as soon as applicable after the delivery of the ball.
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