Chris Gayle lost his wicket on a controversial delivery during West Indies’ World Cup 2019 match against Australia at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Thursday.
Both cricket experts and fans slammed Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Chris Gaffaney for their poor umpiring on the field, with West Indies bowling legend Michael Holding calling the umpiring “atrocious”. Later, skipper Jason Holder also had to suffer from a similar umpiring howler.
In fact, West Indies failed to chase 289 and suffered aꩲ 15-run defeat to Australia.
Gaffaney raised his finger twice in three balls to give Gayle “out” while Palliyaguruge’s decision was two-times over-ruled by DRS against Holder.
Here’s how Virender Sehwag, Dhanush and others reacted on Twitter:
4 overturned reviews so far shows how the umpiring has been. Far too many mistakes. Very poor.
And this is a World Cup.— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
I hope that ump🥀ire is happy who dint want West 📖Indies to win at any cost !! .. well fought windies. Had to be looked into. poor umpiring at its level best. Oh biased as well.
— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja)
Chris gaffaney finally gets th��ౠe wicket of Gayle 😰
— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1)
Michael Holding is TEEING off on the umpires here
🎀"The umpiring in this game ha🦹s been atrocious"
"The umpires are weak"
— Matthew Taylor (@MattyA_Taylor)
No batsman has been given out three times in an 🌊innings as Gayle was.
And now we learn a missedꦦ no ball prior to his actual dismissal means he shouldn’t have been out anyway because it should have been a free hit.
— Peter Lalor (@plalor)
Windies have had a number of opportunities to really turn the screws. Of course, it doesn't help that Gayle shouldn't have been out but they've been their own worst enemy at times.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
Massive no-ball, the ball that got Gayle out should have been𝓀 a free-hit. It is understandable when a close no-ball is not given, missing this one is criminal. With third umpire no-ball checks on fa꧂ll of wickets, on-field umpires aren’t even checking NBs.
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq)
shoඣuld seriously look at taking the front foot no-ball away from the on-field umpire n giving it to the 3rd umpire. Have a feeling it will make a huge difference IMHO
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
The Umpire Strikes Back. Eventually. .
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
