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Kumar Dharmasena: Twitter reactions on Dharmasena’s umpiring blunders during 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand

Gurpreet Singh
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Kumar Dharmasena: Twitter reactions on Dharmasena's umpiring blunders during 2019 Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand

Kumar Dharmasena: Twitter makes a mockery of Dharmasena’s umpiring blunders during England vs New Zealand 2019 World Cup final match

During the 2019 World Cup final ‘battle of the Crown’ match between England and New Zealand at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, the on-field umpire for the grand event- Kumar Dharmasena has been subject to the target of trolls for his relatively poor umpiring standards so far in the first innings.

The first error came quite early on in the innings- in the third over after New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson opted to bat first despite the overcast conditions and a relatively greener pitch.

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On the third delivery of the over, England all-rounder Chris Woakes bowled a great delivery that nipped-back at the Kiwi left-hander Henry Nicholls. The ball struck him right in front of the stumps, and Kumar Dharmasena was quick to raise his finger.

Nicholls, after a quick interaction from his partner Martin Guptill went in for the lone review in the dying seconds. It was a bang on review, as the ball went over the stumps, courtesy a bouncy Lord’s deck.

Dharmasena errs again

Yet another umpiring error by Dharmasena happened on the fourth delivery of the 23rd over. Liam Plunkett bowled a cross-seamed length delivery outside the off-stump to which the Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson tried to drive past the cover region.

But, their was a clear edge as the ball went past the bat, and the England players going up in unison was a testament to it. But, Dharmasena did not hear anything at all and ruled it in Williamson’s favour.

English skipper Eoin Morgan wasted not even a fraction of second to go for the review and the UltraEdge showed a big nick as the ball went past the bat, inviting criticisms and trolls of the fans on social media.

Here is how Twitter reacted on Kumar Dharmasena’s umpiring blunders during the 2019 World Cup final

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Gurpreet Singh

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Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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