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12, 2000 Calcutta, Mar 11(Internet report): March referee Raman Subba Row on Friday night described the no-ball decision in the final over of Thursday’s one-day between India and South Africa as a very sad error. Local umpire MR Sigh called the extra on Shaun Pollock’s third delivery with the Hosts needing seven runs for victory- even through television replays clearly showed that part of his front foot was well inside the crease. India went on to win by three wickets with two balls remaining Kumble, but not before a second umpiring gaffe, which saw the teams leave the field and then return to complete the mach. “That (no-ball) I’m afraid was a very sad error of judgment at the time,” Subba Row said in Calcutta. “It clearly was not a no-ball once an umpire called it, it can’t be rescinded, unless he does it himself.” But the second mistake had resulted from miscommunication, the match referee pointed out. Anil Kumble had edged the fourth-last ball to the third man boundary, and a diving Jacques Kallis had saved it from touching the rope. An unsighted Singh, how ever, called for a television check. With the noise by the more than 600000 spectators drowning out the volume on the walkie-talkies, the third umpire pressed the green light to show that the fielder had stopped the ball. “The umpire misinterpreted it as that the batsman had scored the runs.” When the teams walked off the field, Indian coach Kapil Dev had approached Subba Row and told him that it had no been a four – Kumble and Robin Sigh had run three to bring the scores level at 301 –and that his team was willing to return to the pitch to finish the game. The match referee then went to the Sacamp. Hansie Cronje had no problem with it and Shun said ‘come on, let’s get on with it’. “I think they were more fed up with the no-ball.” The side returned to the field and Singh hit the winning single off the next delivery. SA coach Grahm ford, however, did not believe the no-ball decision had cost hid side the match. “There was a dubious no-ball called when we were batting. We’ve dismissed the whole thing. It’s behind us.” The Umpires were tested earlier during the Indian Knock when Henrhy Williams broke the bales with an elbow to run out Sunil Joshi. “That was an eye-opener,” conceded Subba Row, a former England opening bat. The law stipulated that the stumps could be hit with any part of the arm, he explained. “I can’t recollect having ever seen something like that.”
Source: The Daily Star |