In the 32nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is locking horns with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Sunday, April 23. Bowlers often don’t hesitate to express their emotions on a cricket field but some incidents instigate their emotions such that it leads to an exceptional reaction. RR pacer, Trent Boult showcased his anger against RCB by stomping at the ball angrily after the umpire halted him in his run-up.
Royal Challengers Bangalore got to a blistering start against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday as they raced to 135/2 by the end of 13 overs. Faf du Plessis scored a half-century while Glenn Maxwell was well on his way to a hundred after scoring his fifty. Apart from the fireworks produced by du Plessis and Maxwell, there was another heated moment in the field when Trent Boult switched on his angry mode.
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It was the 13th over of the innings and Glenn Maxwell was ready to face the Kiwi left-arm seamer on the third ball. However, just when Boult started his run-up, the umpire stopped him in his tracks. Boult was visibly upset with the umpire and stomped the ball in a fit of rage.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak
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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Twitterati also noticed the incident and expressed their emotions on social media.
https://twitter.com/iVikramRajput/status/1650092416345714688?s=20
I am pretty sure this falls under Ball Tampering?
Forecefully standing on ball with your shoes spikes.@IPL @BCCI #RCBvsRR #RRvRCB #ViratKohli𓃵
Trent Boult could be in trouble, here..
FAIRPLAY points to be deducted surely. pic.twitter.com/XUQf1m8MQ3— Holy Cricket Christ! (@CricketInsight3) April 23, 2023
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