Mumbai Indians returned to winning ways with a 9-run victory against Punjab Kings, all thanks to Jasprit Bumrah’s heroics with the ball. The nervy contest almost saw PBKS secure an unlikely win, following Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh’s heroics. After the match ended in MI’s favour, a video has emerged on social media in which Hardik Pandya’s franchise has been accused of doing “DRS Cheating”. In the video, Mumbai’s Tim could be seen signalling for DRS to be taken, before realising that he is on camera. (IPL 2024 Points Table)
The video has gone viral on social media, prompting accusations of cheating against the Mumbai Indians. In the video, Punjab Kings’ stand-in captain Sam Curran could be seen complaining the same to the on-field umpire. But, no action was taken. Here’s the video:
The review was taken after the signal came from the MI bench, despite the complaint from Curran, and resulted in the on-field umpire signalling a wide. Fans, hence, were left fuming, questioning the standards of umpiring in the league this season.
Some former cricketers were also left scratching their heads after seeing such questionable actions unfolding on the pitch.
“Seriously? He (batter) was already outside the off stump. I thought, the lined moved (as the batter moved). That’s touch and go,” commentator Murali Kartik said on-air when umpire Menon ruled the wide decision in favour of the MI batter.
Even former Australia cricketer Tom Moody took to social media, questioning the umpiring.
“It’s time we considered having specialist 3rd umpires, too many questionable decisions being made. Some umpires are better suited on field, the 3rd umpire requires experience and a certain skill set,” Moody wrote on X.
