The umpire makes a never-before-seen wide signal, and the video goes viral
Before spreading his legs and completing an excellent handstand, the umpire approaches the camera.
Umpiring is a difficult job since on-field officials must make vital decisions in split seconds. LBW and caught behind verdicts must be made with extreme precision, as a single incorrect mistake might alter the game’s outcome. Not to mention, the umpires must deal with the pressure put on them by the fielding side’s appeal.
Surprisingly, umpires usually make the news when they make a mistake when making a decision, rather than when they have a successful day on the field. This exemplifies how thankless the job of umpiring is. Notably, the umpire communicates his decision through body language. The raising of both arms indicates that the batting team has scored six runs.
If a batter’s finger is raised, he or she has been ruled out.
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While these actions are fairly straightforward, some umpires communicate their verdicts in a variety of ways. Who can forget the way former umpire Billy Bowden made his decisions? Meanwhile, an umpire may be seen making his choices in an unseen manner in a video that has gone popular on social media.
Maharashtra’s T20 tournament has a spotlight on an umpire.
The viral video is from the Purandar Premier League, a local cricket event in Maharashtra, where a new method of umpiring was shown, surprising netizens. Rather than spreading his hands sideways to mark a wide, this Purandar Premier League umpire utilized his legs to accomplish it.
Yes, you read that correctly. In the video, the umpire approaches the camera, splits his legs, and performs an excellent handstand before making his judgement. As the hilarious clip became the talk of the town, social media users couldn’t believe what they saw.
Meanwhile, in the recent Test series between India and New Zealand, the umpires have gotten a lot of attention. Indian captain Virat Kohli was dismissed for a duck on the first day of the second Test. After the ball passed the bat, the playback revealed a definite deviation. Surprisingly, the judgement was sent to Virender Sharma, the third umpire. The official, however, did not overrule the ruling, much to everyone’s amazement.
