IND vs PAK T20 WC 2022: Veteran umpire in support of Team India on free hit controversy, Pakistan stopped speaking
IND vs PAK: In the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, Team India started its journey with a match against Pakistan on 23 October. Team India won this exciting match by four wickets in the last ball. During this match between India and Pakistan, there is a lot of controversy about the free hit. In fact, in the last over, Pakistan spinner Mohammad Nawaz gave Virat Kohli a full toss ball above the waist. On which Virat Kohli hit a six. After Virat’s appeal, the umpire called it a no-ball, on which Pakistani captain Babar Azam was not happy at all.
IND vs PAK: Umpire told Babar Azam the whole thing
Babar then reached the umpire and then the umpire explained the whole thing to him. Nawaz’s next ball was a free hit and he was under a lot of pressure. And under this pressure he bowled a wide. He had to bowl the free hit ball again. On which Virat got bowled and the ball splintered and went into the third man area. After this, Pakistani fans made a lot of ruckus that the ball should have been dead after hitting the stumps and Team India should not have got three runs of bye.
IND vs PAK: Simon Taufel wrote a long message on social media and said
Simon Taufel, one of the best umpires in the world, explained why the ball was not dead. He wrote a long message on social media and said that when the ball is free hit, the batsman cannot be bowled and if the ball hits the stump then it will not be a dead ball because the batsman is not out. This message from Simon Taufel has stopped the Pakistani fans, who were saying that the ball should have been dead and India should not have got those three runs.
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