In the 47th match of IPL played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals, umpire Anil Chaudhary sparked a sort of controversy. An event in the match, which took place in Sandeep Sharma's over, triggered the fans and some experts who started to raise questions.
Delhi Capitals were given a mammoth target of 220 to chase. In the 17th over of Delhi's innings, Sandeep Sharma's delivery hit the pad of R Ashwin. Hyderabad immediately appealed for LBW, but umpire Anil declared not out.
What sparked the controversy was that the umpire not only declared the batsman not out, but also didn't give the opportunity to David Warner to go opt for a review, having pointed out himself that the bat has an inner edge. Although this decision affected the match a bit, Hyderabad easily won the match by 88 runs.
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Bangar, in agreement with Styris' take on the subject, said: “I’m with your there, Scottie, on the umpire giving an indication to the players when they have to make a decision within those 15 seconds,” he said. “If at all they (umpires) want to convey something to the bowlers or to a player who might have just questioned him, he should be doing that after the 15 seconds. Not straight away after the event has happened.”