It is the responsibility of the umpire to conduct the game according to the rules on the cricket field. Two umpires stay on the field and keep an eye on the conduct of the players including giving decisions related to the match. Apart from them, third umpire, fourth umpire and match referee are also present, who keep an eye on the match and players through technology. And if any problem occurs, we take immediate action. But a surprising sight was seen in the match between America and Nepal. A player kept breaking the rules again and again but no umpire or referee took action against him. Even after the match was over, the referee did not investigate the matter, due to which there was an uproar on social media. After all, what happened in this match? Let us know.
Nepal team is currently on America tour. The first T20 match was played between the two on Wednesday 18 October. In this match, America won the toss and bowled first. Ali Khan came to bowl the second over during Nepal's batting. He used saliva on the ball not once, not twice but thrice in this over. Let us tell you that according to the new rules of cricket, applying saliva on the ball is not allowed. But he was not warned even once, nor was any action taken against him after the match. Nepal's fans got angry about this. He raised his voice against this injustice. Many fans have also shared videos and pictures of this act of Ali Khan as proof.
For those wondering about the incident here is the full video of @IamAlikhan23
It is ILLEGAL to apply saliva. He did it THREE times today. Have a look cricketing fraternity. #NepalvsUSA #AliKhan @NepalsRhinoArmy @CardiacKidsNep @usacricket @CricketNep pic.twitter.com/CSX67NH41y— Narayan Devkota
(@NarayanDevkot77) October 18, 2024
Earlier, saliva and sweat were used to shine the ball in cricket. It is believed that maintaining the shine on one side of the ball helps in swinging. Then the Corona epidemic came and due to this the ICC temporarily banned it. Then after some time it was banned permanently. Under MCC rules, use of saliva on the ball is now considered 'unfair'.
Batting first, Nepal team scored 164 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. During this, Indian origin Saurabh Netrawalkar took 2 wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs. Whereas Ali Khan of Pakistani origin took 1 wicket for 31 runs in 4 overs. The USA team, which came to chase the target, could score only 147 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In this way Nepal won the match by 17 runs. Deependra Singh Ari was the hero of Nepal's victory. Along with taking 3 wickets, he also contributed 28 runs in 17 balls.
