Bugs and umpires team up to overturn a call, a breakdown #cricket #sports #umpire
What Happened
In a bizarre sequence of events during a cricket match, the umpires and a few pesky bugs team up to overturn a call. India's batswoman, Shubman Gill, is initially given not out after an appeal for leg-before-wicket (LBW), but the fielding team is not satisfied and decides to take a closer look. As the players appeal, the bails on the stumps suddenly start flashing, indicating that the ball has hit the wickets. This unexpected occurrence prompts the umpires to review the play further. India chooses not to formally review the decision, but the umpires decide to take a closer look anyway, intrigued by the unusual sequence of events. The replays show that Gill's feet were outside the crease when the ball hit the stumps, but her bat was still grounded. The umpires are unsure whether this should result in her dismissal, and they decide to take another look, this time with the help of the video footage. During the review, a bug appears to fly into one of the umpire's eyes, causing a brief delay. Taking advantage of the situation, the umpires decide to conduct a second review, even though they had already determined that Gill was not out. They slow down the footage and carefully examine the position of Gill's bat, ultimately deciding that she is out. Gill, who was not even running when the ball hit the stumps, is visibly upset as she has to walk off the field. The umpires explain their decision, noting that while India did not formally review the initial call, the unusual circumstances, including the bug interference, prompted them to take a closer look. The incident highlights the unpredictable nature of cricket and the important role that umpires play in making critical decisions. Despite the unexpected turn of events, the umpires demonstrate their commitment to ensuring the fairness of the game, even if it means revisiting a call that was initially deemed not out. As the players and fans alike try to make sense of the bizarre sequence, the match continues, with the umpires and the ever-present bugs playing an unexpected role in the ongoing proceedings.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentone of the more bizarre sequences of events they appeal lbw say nah nah nah nah nah but then
the bells are off the wickets flashing what happened here she what happened okay so while
they were appealing the fielder grabs the ball throws it at the stumps hits the stump she's
outside the crease but is her bat touching the ground because her feet are outside the crease
so that becomes the question india has a chance to review this and they say nah we don't we don't
think so we're not going to look into it it's a good try though and the umpire's putting the
bales back on the stumps and she says i kind of want to see it again though it was interesting
she's like wait what get out of here they didn't review it you can't review it so they review it
they see it they're like okay whatever not out but we just wanted to take a look here's the ball
let's start over
don't get upset with us for taking a look oh you got a bug in your eye it's very buggy out
you know what i kind of while you're doing this i kind of want to see it again at this point the
bat is grounded the ball is not in frame yet please continue playing through okay the bat
is now raised freeze it there can we zoom that in i just like to check that the bat is in the air
okay just take it one frame back one frame forward when the bells light up in the top screen please
right i'm ready with my decision for the big screen what and now they say out india didn't
review it they reviewed it once he's like what the hell just happened she's like wait
why is she out the bugs caused the delay the umpires were like you know what we'll do a second
review even though we did one review and said not out let's do two because the bugs are giving us
time anyway and she's going to explain like she's not running she's just standing there
her bat up ball comes through hits the bale she's out she wasn't running she just picked
her bat up and then she has to walk off uh she's got to be pretty mad at those bugs