With the technology available for every minutest detail of the game, a truly classic encounter between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) ended on a sour note with the on-field umpire failing to call a no-ball off Lasith Malinga in the last ball of the match. RCB needed seven runs to win off the final delivery but failed to do so. A fuming Virat Kohli called the incident ridiculous. The match was played at RCB’s home – M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. However, outside of the controversial end of the game, if there was even a sliver of doubt whether Jasprit Bumrah is the world’s No. 1 bowler, he dispelled any such thoughts with an exceptional bowling performance in the death overs to steal a win for Mumbai Indians. Here’s how the cricketing world reacted to the match: Oh that no ball… — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 28, 2019 In an era of so much technology and with so much at stake NO BALLS should never ever be missed …. #JustSaying #IPL2019 — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 28, 2019 Technology should be used much more often in cricket … so many front foot no-balls missed all the time in all formats and only checked on dismissal. Should be as simple as 3rd umpire telling the umpire through ear piece that a no ball has been bowled. — Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) March 28, 2019 In the world of technology that we live in, a NO BALL like that should NOT happen! End Of Story! — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) March 28, 2019 It would have been better if Shivam Dube was out on the last ball, seems like that is the only way umpires would have checked the #noball — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 28, 2019 Spot on by Virat, that last ball blunder is unacceptable. quite possibly could have changed the result #RCBvMI — Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) March 28, 2019 Malinga’s last ball was a no-ball….BIG one. Umpire missed it. Colossal error. Unbelievable. #RCBvMI #IPL — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 28, 2019 Kohli was livid over the no-ball that wasn’t called off the last delivery. But as Rohit pointed out, #MI also suffered when a Bumrah delivery was declared a wide when it wasn’t. Shoddy umpiring overall. — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 28, 2019 in this case the batsman was behind the crease and the bowler's foot was beyond it #RCBvMI — Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 28, 2019 Virat would have been happier if he had finished it for his side but nevertheless congratulations on 5k IPL runs champ. And that’s some special knock from AB. #RCBvMI — R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) March 28, 2019 Ek taraf @Jaspritbumrah93 dusri taraf sab bowlers.. Jassi no 1 bowler in world cricket @ICC @IPL — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 28, 2019 They have to sort this out somehow. Difference between a win or a loss. — Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) March 28, 2019 #RCB captain Virat Kohli on the no ball of the last ball that was missed by the umpire: "We are playing at the IPL level, it's not club level, the umpires should have their eyes open. That was a big no ball. "#RCBvMI #IPL2019 — Sportswallah (@TheSportswallah) March 28, 2019 Brilliant from Bumrah. No bowler in the world like him in the ‘death’ — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 28, 2019 This Is Mumbai Indians And This Is How We Do It! What A Thriller! Jasprit Bumrah! Take A Bow! #OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #RCBvMI — Sahil Sharma (@DeXterimental) March 28, 2019 Whenever there is trouble, eyes move towards Bumrah. And he always delivers. This time the pupil lead the way and the master (Malinga) held his nerve — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 28, 2019 Kohli has started #IPL2019 by losing to teams led by his former captain and current vice captain #RCBvMI — Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 28, 2019 Bumrah is the best fast bowler in the world. Just 6 in his last two overs. — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 28, 2019 This is the first time AB de Villiers has remained not out in an unsuccessful chase in IPL! Before this, he was not out 15 times and every time his team won. #RCBvMI #IPL2019 — Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 28, 2019 Never a dull moment with these two teams. What a game!!! #RCBvMI — Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) March 28, 2019 Someone get him in the World Cup squad #ABD #RCBvMI — Isa Guha (@isaguha) March 28, 2019<doc-sep>Captain Virat Kohli blasted the umpires for failing to call a no ball on the last delivery as his side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) lost the IPL 2019 game against the Mumbai Indians (MI) by just six runs. With RCB needing seven runs to win and six to force a Super Over, Lasith Malinga sent down a full toss to Shivam Dube, which proved to be the final ball of the match. Replays later showed the Sri Lankan paceman had overstepped at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Before Kohli could give his post-match interview big screens in the stadium were already showing that Malinga had over-stepped the mark. It would have given RCB one more ball – a free hit – to try and hit the maximum that would have tied the game, with AB De Villiers, 70 not out, on strike. Kohli was visibly furious after the game and did not hold back in his condemnation of the no call. “We are playing at the IPL level and not playing club cricket. The umpires should have had their eyes open. That is a ridiculous call at the last ball. If it is a game of margins, I don’t know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there,” said the RCB skipper. Here’s the video: https://twitter.com/BattingAtDubai/status/1111342401216495616 WATCH on Twitter<doc-sep>
An angry Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli came down heavily on ICC Elite Panel Umpire S Ravi after the final delivery of their Indian Premier League (IPL) match bowled by Mumbai Indians' (MI) Lasith Malinga turned out to be a 'no-ball', which was not awarded to the losing team. More importantly, winning captain Rohit Sharma was also critical of umpiring standard during the match. "We are playing at the IPL level. It's not club level, the umpires should have their eyes open. That was a big no-ball," a livid Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony. Incidentally, Ravi is the only Indian umpire in ICC's Elite Panel for a number of years now as none of the others have been good enough to be elevated. Needing 7 to win and six to take it to Super Over, Malinga's full toss yielded only one run but the big screen replay showed that the bowler had overstepped and a free hit should have been awarded. IPL 2019 Most of the Matches came with Horrible Ashwin's Mankad Vs Jos Russell Not Out Vs KXIP#NoBall at Last Ball of the Game Changing Match ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ#RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/5plWFTa39w — à®¤à®³à®ªà®¤à®¿ KOHLIâÂÂÂ¤ï¸ÂÂÂPraveen (@DiyaDharshan) March 28, 2019 Had it been a free-hit, AB de Villiers batting on 70 would have faced with five needed to win. "We should have done a better job with the ball after they were seven down. The last few overs were brutal for us. Bit of a mistake from me to take Bumrah on at that time. Bumrah makes a hell of a difference in any team," the RCB skipper praised his India teammate. Winning captain Rohit also voiced his concerns about umpiring. "Honestly, I just go to know after crossing the rope that it was a no-ball. These kind of mistakes aren't good for the game. The over before that Bumrah bowled, a ball which wasn't a wide but it was called," Rohit referred to a decision given by other umpire C Nandan. "Anything over 180 you can fight with. It wasn't a safe score but we had the bowlers to get the job done. Even though Virat and AB had a partnership going, we didn't panic. I thought we stuck to our plans, it was a great effort by the bowlers. Should have got 200 with the bat on this pitch." (PTI) For in-depth, objective and more importantly balanced journalism, Click here to subscribe to Outlook Magazine