The 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand left an indelible mark on the annals of cricketing history. A nail-biting clash ensued, culminating in a Super Over, a first in World Cup finals, to break the deadlock. However, amidst the excitement, the match was marred by controversial umpiring decisions that tilted the […]

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh expressed his anger on DRS technology and supposed bad umpiring after Pakistan’s narrow 1-wicket defeat against South Africa in Chennai on Friday. The match was marred by a supposed controversial DRS (Decision Review System) call involving South African cricketer Tabraiz Shamsi. In the 46th over, Shamsi was given not out by […]

The ICC Cricket World Cup encounter between South Africa and Pakistan was nothing short of a rollercoaster, filled with dramatic twists, impressive batting, and exceptional bowling, but it was a controversial moment that took center stage. Haris Rauf’s LBW appeal to dismiss Shamsi left the cricketing world buzzing with debate. Pakistan’s innings got off to a […]

Former Australian leg-spinner, Shane Warne immensely criticized the umpiring standards in the first day-night Test between India and Australia. Warne was particularly critical of umpire Bruce Oxenford, who he said had ‘made too many mistakes’ in the game. The incident took place in the 63rd over when it looked like Ravichandran Ashwin had managed to […]

Former Indian all-rounder, Irfan Pathan went on to recall that the umpiring howlers from the 2008 Sydney Test between India and Australia, lashing out at Steve Bucknor for his below-par performance in the controversial match. Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson were the two official umpires in the match and made some huge mistakes that went […]

The BCCI’s examination process of Refresher Course for level-1 umpires in 2017 had faced a lot of criticism. The examination process had run in two different tests at different cities with different kinds of sets of questions. However, after looking at the heavy criticisms, BCCI has decided to take a fresh examination for all the […]

The IPL 10, the most celebrated edition of the IPL, is off to a rollicking start. Be it a stunning display of batsmanship by Chris Lynn and Gautam Gambhir, or be it Smith’s belligerent match-winning 84, be it Rahane’s top class batting display, or be it Maxwell’s ‘big show’. After all the aforementioned exploits, AB […]