Rishabh Pant was involved in a heated argument with the on-field umpire over DRS confusion.©
Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Rishabh Pant was involved in a heated argument with the on-field umpire over a DRS call in their IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday. The incident took place in the fourth over of LSG's innings after Ishant Sharma bowled a ball down the leg side to Devdutt Padikkal. The on-field umpire signaled for a wide, but Pant gestured for a review. The replays showed that it was indeed a wide, but Pant was left irritated, with the commentators suggesting that the DC skipper insisted he did not ask for a review.
Rishabh Pant and on-field umpire Rohan Pandit had a word on the assessment.#LSGvsDC #IPL2024 #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/NjIVgsAR5p
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Former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist was less than impressed with Pant's antics during his animated conversation with the umpire.
While suggesting that Pant should be fined for his conduct, Gilchrist also slammed the referee for failing to handle the situation.
The former captain of Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab) felt that the referee should be given more authority to deal with the players.
“I saw another example tonight where referees need to take better control of matches, and that's in some form or another. They just need to do a better job of moving things forward. There was discussion about whether Rishabh had judged it. Okay, there. There was a miscommunication during the review call. But they stood there and talked about that for three to four minutes. It's a very simple conversation, I believe. No matter how much Rishabh complains or any other player complains, the referees just have to say, 'It's over' and move on quickly. But if he keeps talking he should be fined,” Gilchrist said on Cricbuzz.
Coming back to the match, Australian batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk smashed a half-century on his IPL debut as DC defeated LSG by 6 wickets.
Fraser-McGurk and Pant (41) shared 77 runs for the third wicket, putting DC in control of the 168-run chase.
The 22-year-old hit five sixes and two fours before falling to Arshad Khan on 55.
This was only DC's second win of the season and it moved them out of the bottom of the 10-team points table.
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