NEW DELHI: Captain losing cool and voicing their ire over on-field or TV umpire's decision from the dugout in the IPL has been experienced on quite a few occasions.
But the
IPL 2024
match between Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals match witnessed an unprecedented scene when DC co-owner
Parth Jindal
intervened from the stands in the controversial decision that went in favour of his team.
The incident took place in the 16th over of RR's chase when skipper
Sanju Samson
slapped Mukesh Kumar down the ground and it almost cleared the fence.
Shai Hope took a brilliant catch to his left while balancing himself inside the fence. The replay showed that he was close to the cushions but didn't touch them.
Samson initially began to walk off but returned after viewing the replays on the big screen. However, the third umpire concluded that Hope was within the field of play and did not touch the boundary cushions with his feet at any point. Despite Samson's displeasure with the decision, he had to reluctantly head back to the pavilion.
As Samson expressed his objection to the on-field umpire regarding the decision, Jindal began shouting "out hai, out hai" at him. Jindal's behavior drew criticism from social media users, who promptly started slamming him for his actions.
Talking about the match, Delhi returned to winning ways with a handsome 20-run victory over Royals as they kept their slim IPL playoff hopes alive.
Tristan Stubbs smashed a quickfire 41 from 20 balls to lift Delhi Capitals to 221/8 after Rajasthan Royals opted to field.
In reply, Royals were restricted to 201 for 8 with Kuldeep Yadav being the pick of the bowler for Delhi, returning with 2/25. Khaleel Ahmed (2/47) and Mukesh Kumar (2/30) also picked up two wickets apiece.
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