Today against the Lucknow Super Giants, the Kolkata Knight Riders had already lost Tim Seifert and captain Ajinkya Rahane, and Angrish Raghuvangshi had to depart in the most bizarre way. Notably, he has been the fourth batter in the Indian Premier League and the second batter for KKR who got dismissed for obstructing the field.
This happened in the final ball of the fifth over when Prince Yadav bowled a back-of-length delivery, and Angrish tried to nudge it to mid-on. He tried to settle on a single, but a miscommunication with his partner, Cameron Green forced him to make a u-turn.
However, a throw from Mohammed Shami from the other side changed the entire scenario. While returning back, he changed his direction, which apparently blocked the ball's throw.
The ball from Shami actually hit his left foot before being deviated. Well, the reaction looked absolutely normal, but the LSG captain, Rishabh Pant, gestured for a DRS, and the on-field umpire went for it.
It was a lengthy review where the umpire minutely checked and figured out that Raghuvangshi was looking at the ball when Shami threw it at him. For any sane human, it will look unintentional, but the third umpire ruled it out and ruled him out.
As a very obvious reaction, Raghuvangshi was fuming. He had a chat with the umpire; even Green chatted. The camera focused on the KKR dugout, where Shane Watson and Abhishek Nayar was seen clueless about the decision.
But Raghuvangshi eventually walked out, throwing away his bat and smashing his gear at the boundary. The head coach Abhishek Nayar was seen having a chat with the umpire near the dugout.
Was it a right call?
Technically, on paper, the umpires were right. Reviews showed that he did take the U-turn, which means he was not runnings in a straight line. Also, he didn't just try to block the ball, but the ball was actually blocked by his feet. In that case, the umpires were not wrong.
But was the run intentional? Maybe not. The batter had a fraction of seconds to react. Rather, he was not blocking while taking the run. He was actually coming back after the run was denied by Green, and it was a natural movement.
While many may argue that he was looking at the crease and not the ball, it still rules out any malicious intent to block the throw. In such a case, the batter deserved the benefit of the doubt.
It was not too long ago when the umpire denied Tristan Stubbs the chance to change his sweaty gloves, arguing that it was the middle of the over, but allowed Hardik Pandya to do the same. Anyway, it's still questionable how Raghuvangshi's stay could have actually saved KKR from fumbling!
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