“How Did Situation Escalate?”: India Great Baffled By Harmanpreet Kaur’s Umpiring Rant

Indian girls’s cricket group captain Harmanpreet Kaur confronted extreme backlash from the cricketing spectrum over her actions within the tied third ODI in opposition to Bangladesh. Harmanpreet did not simply shatter her stumps after getting out within the match but in addition determined to publicly criticise the umpires over an alleged ‘poor’ decision-making within the recreation. While Harmanpreet’s teammates determined to face by her, former India captain Anjum Chopra criticised the senior batter, suggesting she should not have gone out in public and made statements like these.

In an interview with Hindustan Times, Chopra stated that Harmanpreet ought to’ve been extra cautious with the selection of her phrases.

“When the aggression goes away and she becomes calm I’m sure she would look back and agree that she needed to be more careful in showing her disagreement. There’s no harm in voicing your displeasure, but it’s how and when you do it. She should have been more selective with her choice of words too,” she stated.

When requested in regards to the umpiring points raised by the Indian group, Chopra stated that the considerations might’ve been raised in a greater manner. She maintained that Harmanpreet ought to’ve have gone public together with her displeasure.

“There was no snickometer or ball-tracking, so it’s a bit difficult to judge. But if they (Indian team) felt a few decisions did not go their way, could things have been handled better? Why did it come down to the Indian captain going to the post-match presentation and voicing her displeasure? It could have been communicated in a better way. How did the situation scale up to this? The Indian team not playing up to the mark can be a cause of their disappointment but that could have been kept within the dressing room. Going out in public like this (was not proper),” she asserted.

Chopra additionally put the blame for Harmanpreet’s behaviour on the group’s efficiency in Bangladesh.

“It’s not a pleasing sight. When you watch India-Bangladesh in the morning and then the women’s Ashes in the evening, you could see the stark difference. One of the basic reasons is the pitch. The moment the pitch is true you can expect good scores and an even contest between bat and all. It is a very important difference, though I’m not trying to say that is the reason,” stated the India nice.