Feed Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Strange are the ways of the ICC. More... If players are punished, why not umpires? G.S. Vivek Posted: Feb 02, 2009 at 1319 hrs IST It was noon on Sunday. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina were busy sampling seafood, most of the team were sitting back in their hotel rooms watching the thrilling Australia-New Zealand match on TV, but Yuvraj Singh, Gary Kirsten and manager Prakash Dixit were busy preparing for a disciplinary hearing. Match referee Chris Broad had summoned Yuvraj after the umpires reported a Level 1 offence, amounting to showing dissent, against the Indian batsman. Yuvraj had allegedly expressed his disappointed for being adjudged lbw despite getting a nick. Strange are the ways of the ICC. If the batsman broods over a decision, he gets a fine; if he utters a word or shows his dissatisfaction, he gets a ban. But what happens to the umpires when they make mistakes? Nothing immediately, and very little over a period of time. The match referee prepares his report in consultation with the skippers of the two teams, and an ICC committee monitoring the match records mistakes and marks the umpire accordingly for future references. But the erring umpire in this case, Gamini Silva, will even escape that small scrutiny because the ICC rules ask for a local appointment, whom they don't have to evaluate, in one-day matches. If the ICC insists on delivering instant justice to the players, shouldn't some rule also apply to umpires? Or does the ICC feel that while umpiring blunders, which have a far greater effect on the result of a match, are pardonable but the slightest show of emotion from the players should be penalised? After a 40-minute hearing, Yuvraj walked out with a smile. The normally strict referee Broad had given India a rare leeway, letting him off with a warning. But only because the evidence wasn't conclusive, as Broad said in his verdict, on whether Yuvraj had shown his displeasure or outright dissent. That it was the umpire's mistake which had sparked off a reaction did matter at all (ends). Link to comment
zubinpepsi Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 this is ridiculouss... and why broad is being appointed as match refree for every series india plays.. Link to comment
Shane Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Broad and Yuvi have settled on a pact ... No reprimanding Yuvi ... No ass kicking little Stuiii !!! Link to comment
DomainK Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 You can not punish umpires like you punish players. That's a ridiculous suggestion. Yes, in certain cases where glaring mistakes are made, the umpires should be punished. Like not referring a close decision to the third umpire or missing a cleat edge to the slip. Link to comment
DomainK Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Broad and Yuvi have settled on a pact ... No reprimanding Yuvi ... No ass kicking little Stuiii !!! :haha::haha::haha::haha::haha: Link to comment
Vignesh Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 ICC should raise the bar to a very high level so that only the best eyes and ears get to the field as umpires. A sensor system for overstepping may reduce the workload on the umpires leading to better decisions. Kulasekara with all his excessive appealing has not even been noticed but a slight stare by Yuvi gets a notice.... WTF is going on????? Link to comment
fineleg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Who was the charm-pire today? Another day of human umpiring charm...charmpire gets 3rd wicket in 3 matches. was it gajini silva or dharmasena or someone else today? Link to comment
fineleg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Our players esp seniors and captain need to push for REFERRAL SYSTEM! Link to comment
fineleg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Gaja gamini bloody gamini silva - ICC do something abt this. Asoka De Silva started this cra.p and SL charmpires carrying on. DOES ANYONE Not want referral now? Anyone in ICF? huh? Huh? Link to comment
DomainK Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 bloody gamini silva - ICC do something abt this. Asoka De Silva started this cra.p and SL charmpires carrying on. DOES ANYONE Not want referral now? Anyone in ICF? huh? Huh? Team India and captain Kumble refused it saying its a bad idea. With that, we lost the right to whine about it. Link to comment
EnterTheVoid Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 these f ********** umpires are just as big as cheats as those bloody pakis f ***** hell, three f ******* times Link to comment
fineleg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 unless ind players and bcci do something, charmpiring will not change. Link to comment
DomainK Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 unless ind players and bcci do something' date=' charmpiring will not change.[/quote'] We deserve it.....thanks to Kumble. Link to comment
fineleg Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We deserve it.....thanks to Kumble. kumble retired...time to revisit this charmpiring now Link to comment
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