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IPL 2020 to Have Special Umpire, Says Sourav Ganguly
By Shruti - Dec 3, 2019 11:14 pm
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Mumbai Indians won their fourth IPL title this year, defeating arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings in the final and creating a world record as well. CSK were defending their title and lost the final by mere 1-run, courtesy Lasith Malinga dismissed Shardul Thakur when 2 runs were needed off the last ball.

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Sourav Ganguly

However, there was another thing which came in the limelight in the IPL edition was the controversies where on-field umpires missing front-foot no-balls. The issue came in the limelight during a match between the Mumbai and Royal Challengers Bangalore when the umpire missing a line no-ball and cost RCB the match.

Even during the first Test match between Australia and Pakistan which was played at the Gabba in Brisbane, the umpires missed 21 no-balls in a single day that cost the Australian team that many runs and showed that the officials have been severely dependent on the technology. After being scrutinized, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to add an umpire for each game, who will exclusively monitor such cases.

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“The reports have been good, so we will do it in the IPL. T20 is a faster game, so the focus will be more on the T20s. The umpires will be monitoring only no balls,” BCCI chief Ganguly was quoted as saying by India Today.

“If all goes well, during the next Indian Premier League, you could see another umpire apart from the regular umpires just to “observe” no-balls. The concept sounds weird, but this was among the issues discussed in the first IPL Governing Council meeting which was held here,” a senior GC member shared.