The umpire's decision for Tom Curran taken by the on-field umpire created a controversy in the match which CSK eventually lost by 16 runs. The wrong decision was later changed after referral to the third umpire.
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The mistake happened in the 18th over of the Royals' innings when seamer Deepak Chahar bowling to Tom Curran got a caught behind decision from umpire C Shamshuddin. Curran couldn't refer as his team had already exhausted their allotted reviews.
However, after consultation with square leg umpire Vineet Kulkarni, Shamshuddin understood his error in judgement referred it to TV umpire. The replays showed that neither Curran edged the ball nor did Dhoni catch it cleanly as it bounced before entering his gloves.
The player was called back after the their umpire referral.
Sakshi Dhoni then shared an Instagram story which was later deleted. According to media reports she wrote,
“First I have seen the third umpire is being referred after the player has been given out! Umpiring needs to be improved in such a prestigious tournament. Billions watching it.”
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was also seen upset with the umpiring decision and was seen giving a piece of his mind to the Umpire Shamshuddin.
RR beat CSK by 16 runs in their tournament opener and set off to a winning start on Tuesday. The win came at the back of scintillating batting performances by their skipper Steve Smith and wicket keeper batsman Sanju Samson and a fine bowling spell by spinner Rahul Tewatia.