New Delhi: In disagreement with the umpire's decision to not give Mumbai Indians a wide in the final over of the match against Rising Pune Supergiant, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that the umpire's decision to not call that ball wide cost Mumbai the match and got trolled on Twitter.
T 2504 - That was a wide ball in the last over, by miles !! Not giving it has cost MI the game .. !! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH !!! pic.twitter.com/GHj5mRK2dY
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 24, 2017
Big B's reaction prompted response from twitterati, who didn't shy away from trolling the legendary actor.
@SrBachchan LEARN CRICKET SIR. THAT WASN'T A WIDE BALL.
— (@prvs8) April 24, 2017
@SrBachchan Sorry Mr #Bachchan you are an expert actor. I respect it, but not an #umpire on field. Respect it #MIvsPune #MIvRPS #ipl #VIVOIPL
— Vikant Sahay (@vikantsahay) April 24, 2017
@SrBachchan No it wasn't sir. When batsman moves in his crease, then ball can't be given wide w. r. t. to the line. Very fare rule. #sportsmanship
— Harendra Bhadoria (@kkingofheartz) April 24, 2017
@SrBachchan Hahaha! Don't fret Sir! Pune deserved the win tonight! #MIvRPS
— Rajesh Kejriwal (@raj20k) April 24, 2017
@SrBachchan Don't be biased sir umpires were not against #MI ,hard luck but everyday is not goldenday #MIvRPS
— Shlok Agrawal (@agrawal_shlok) April 24, 2017
MI batsman also Rohit Sharma angrily reacted to umpire's decision to not give one of the deliveries from Jaydev Unadkat in the final over of the match against RPS on Monday.
The incident happened at the Wankhede Stadium last night when Mumbai needed 17 in the last over bowled by Unadkat while chasing 161 to win.
In the first delivery, Ben Stokes took a brilliant catch in the deep to pack off Hardik Pandya, while the second was heaved over long-on for a six by Rohit.
Having seen Rohit shuffle across the stumps, Unadkat pushed the third delivery of the over wide and Rohit, realising that the ball was veering away from the guideline for wide deliveries, left it alone.
But umpire S Ravi didn’t call it a wide. Disappointed with the decision, Rohit walked up to the umpire and protested angrily, a move for which he was fined 50% of his match fee.
Needing 11 off three balls, Rohit skied the fourth ball and was caught-and-bowled by Unadkat for a 39-ball 58 as Mumbai went down by three runs.
(With PTI inputs)
