IPL 2022: Kevin Pietersen Slams Delhi Capitals’ “Behaviour” Over No-Ball Controversy, Calls It “Unacceptable”

The IPL 2022 clash between Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals descended into total chaos on Friday over on-field umpires’ decision to not give a no-ball for a waist-excessive fat-toss. Delhi Capitals gamers and make stronger group were convinced that it was no-ball however the umpires did not lumber and it resulted in chaotic scenes with tensions threatening to boil over. DC captain Rishabh Pant was considered gesticulating at his two batters to trot off the field while assistant coach Pravin Amre entered the field of play to enlighten to the on-field umpires.

All of the controversy took put within the closing over of the match. With Delhi needing 36 runs to want off the closing six balls, Rovman Powell hit three consecutive sixes to preserve his team within the hunt.

On the replacement hand, on the third ball, which Powell hit for a six, DC gamers and make stronger group felt aggrieved that it wasn’t given a no-ball for it being over waist-excessive. The sport came to a standstill as DC gamers, led by Pant protested.

Nonetheless after better sense prevailed and the match resumed, Powell was unable to replica what he had performed on the main three balls with Obed McCoy keeping his nerves.

Veteran England cricketer Kevin Pietersen was not impressed with Delhi Capitals’ behaviour. The South African-born genuinely stated felt that stoppage in play could perhaps perchance need worked in opposition to DC.

“It would safe disrupted Rovman Powell’s concentration and it would safe additionally disrupted the scheme in which Rishabh Pant was fascinating with the sport. I deem that is more touching on to me than the umpire call. The behaviour of Delhi right here, I enact not deem that will perhaps perchance safe occurred if Ricky Ponting was right here. I enact not deem that will perhaps perchance safe occurred the least bit. I deem Jos Buttler had every appropriate to trot over to Rishabh Pant and recount ‘what on this planet are you doing?’ For them to ship one of their coaches, for one of the significant coaches to pass available and deem that was appropriate and that was the appropriate behaviour,” Pietersen told host broadcaster Famous particular person Sports after the sport ended.

“We play the gentleman’s game, other folks construct mistakes. How usually now we safe nicked off or not nicked off, however given out. Given out LBW after we’re not LBW. Myself and Swanny (Graeme Swann) safe had long careers, now we safe performed the sport for 20 odd years. Within the event you see stuff luxuriate in what we noticed within the closing half an hour, it’s miles not pretty for the sport of cricket. I enact not know who they deem they’re, that was an immense giant mistake,” he further added.

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Pietersen additionally took a unlit discover about of DC assistant coach Pravin Amre coming into the field of play to enlighten to the umpires.

“The ideal mistake is the coach running onto the field to chat over with the umpire. I mean, I pretty enact not realize the coach. He is a senior figure in that room, Rishabh Pant was calling them off, the actual person wanted to trot off. For me, that was unacceptable and I am hoping I by no manner ever see that within the sport of cricket. That shouldn’t be why we play cricket and that shouldn’t be the scheme in which you are purported to play cricket,” stated Pietersen.