CK Nayudu Trophy Howler: Domestic Umpiring Standards Under Scanner - Video

The unsavoury incident happened in Ka🦩rnataka’s first innings after Chaturvedi played a pull against UP 🍬pacer Kunal Tyagi well away from his body.

The ball,🍎 which took a rather ℱhealthy edge off Chaturvedi’s bat, moved further away from stumper Aaradhya Yadav who had to make a full-length dive to his left to make the collection.

But the ball rolled out of Yadav’s glꦕoves before he could complete the catch even as the wicketkeeper thudded on to the ground.

However, the on-field umpire upheld the appeal for caught behind much to the dismay of batter Chaturvedi, who made 33 and 86 in Karnataka’s maiden victory in the tournament which came by virtue o𝄹f their first innings lead here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

“Yes, it was a clear case of not out as I later saw the clippings. Thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe ball came out of UP wicketkeeper’s hands before he comp𓆏leted the catch. The umpire should not have given it out,” a former First-Class umpire told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

“It is important to maintain top standards be🙈cause these junior tournaments are stepping stones for several budding☂ cricketers. Imagine how bad that boy (Chaturvedi) would have felt after spending close to an hour at the crease, only to get out like that.

♔"Also, umpiring standards have a direct relation with the overall quality of a m🐟atch,” he said.

So, how can one ensure🐲 consistency and high level of accuracy in ꦜdomestic umpiring?

“The BCCI has laid out some strict parameters in the umpires’ selecti♏on process and many state associations themselves have umpires associations w𒆙orking hard to ensure a good level of officiating.

“But I feel former cricketers should be encouraged to take up um🍬piring as they know the game closer than anyone else. We have had S Venkataraghavan, Peter Willey, David Shepherd and Dickie Bird who were excellent umpires as they leaned on their experience from their playing days,” he added.

Receღntly, former India batter Ma♓noj Tiwary had lashed out at poor standards of umpiring in domestic cricket.

Another former Fir𝄹st-Class batter said instances of umpires making childish mistakes were quite common in domestic circuit.

“It is quite common, especially in junior cricket. But in one Ranji (Trophy) match, I was hit on m𒁃y hips and the umpire gave that out leg before✤. I was 48 then. I brushed it aside, thinking that mistakes can happen to anyone.

“But in the next innings, when I was batting on 45, the same umpire gave me out caught behind off a left-arm spinner when my bat was tucked safely behind my pads while leaving the ball. Even the silly point fiel🐻der could not hide his surprise,” he noted.

There have beenಞ initiatives like the umpiring academy in Nagpur to better the standards but the lack of continuity ༒has been the bane.

“Those were good ideas but somehow did not take off as expected. There is an ICC online course too for the umpires.

“But beyond all these, the board should increase remuneration for umpires and should also ensure that First-Class umpir💜es officiate at state level or even some local matches so that there is no gap between the assignments an꧋d they remain sharp,” the umpire detailed.