#third umpire

8 incidents tagged

Angkrish Raghuvanshi Given Out Obstructing the Field — IPL 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders vs opponents

26 April 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi was given out "obstructing the field" on 26 April 2026 — the highest-profile use of one of cricket's rarest dismissals in IPL history. Third umpire Rohan Pandit ruled that Raghuvanshi had changed his line while watching the throw, denying the fielding side a clean run-out attempt. The decision turned on the question of intent, and split the cricket world.

#IPL 2026#umpiring#obstructing the field

🏏Serious

Rajat Patidar Caught by Holder — Kohli's Furious Argument with the Umpires

Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

30 April 2026

Rajat Patidar was given out caught by Jason Holder in the deep during RCB's match against Gujarat Titans on 30 April 2026, in a third-umpire decision that triggered one of the season's most heated on-field arguments. Replays showed Holder still moving and sliding as he completed the take, and Aakash Chopra publicly described the umpire as "the villain" of the call. Virat Kohli, fielding when the next innings began, walked across to argue with the umpires — a clip that was the most-shared cricket video in India for 24 hours.

#IPL 2026#umpiring#Jason Holder

🏏Moderate

MCC Officially Backs Raghuvanshi Obstructing Ruling — IPL 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants

April 2026

Following the public controversy over Angkrish Raghuvanshi's 26 April 2026 'obstructing the field' dismissal, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) — guardians of the Laws of Cricket — issued a formal clarification backing the third umpire's call. The MCC stated that Raghuvanshi had wilfully obstructed by taking a route that wasn't the most direct way to the other end, drifting off the strip and into the path of Mohammed Shami's throw.

#IPL 2026#MCC#Law 37

📋Moderate

Smart Replays for Boundary Catches — ICC Reform Triggered by 2026 Controversies

ICC / IPL / All Cricket

May 2026

Following a string of contested boundary-catch decisions across IPL 2026 — Klaasen's catch by Phil Salt, Finn Allen's catch by Digvesh Rathi, Rajat Patidar's catch by Jason Holder — the ICC announced a structural reform requiring all standard third-umpire feeds for boundary catches to include the top-down boundary-cushion angle. The reform addresses a procedural gap that had been visible across multiple high-profile dismissals.

#ICC#boundary catch#third umpire

🏏Serious

Finn Allen Boundary-Catch Controversy — KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants

9 April 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders opener Finn Allen was given out for 9 in the second over of his side's IPL 2026 chase against Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens, after Digvesh Rathi took a low catch at the deep third boundary. Replays appeared to show Rathi's left foot brushing the rope. The on-field umpire ruled the catch fair without referring it upstairs; the third umpire later confirmed the decision under fan and broadcaster criticism, prompting KKR to issue a public statement that the call "should have gone upstairs" first.

#IPL 2026#umpiring#third umpire

🏏Moderate

Soft Signal Controversy — Washington Sundar Catch

India vs England

5-9 March 2021

The on-field umpire's 'soft signal' of out for a Ben Stokes catch that appeared to have been grassed was upheld by the third umpire, sparking fury over the soft signal rule.

#soft signal#drs#catch

🏏Mild

Third Umpire Forgets to Check No-Ball — India vs England 2016

India vs England

November 2016

The third umpire failed to check for a front-foot no-ball on a wicket-taking delivery, a standard protocol that was missed. The dismissal stood without the check being made.

#no ball#third umpire#visakhapatnam

⭐Moderate

Cricket's First Third-Umpire Decision — Sachin Tendulkar, Durban 1992

South Africa vs India

1992-11-14

On November 14, 1992 at Kingsmead, Sachin Tendulkar became the first batter in cricket history to be given out by a third umpire. Cyril Mitchley referred a tight run-out call upstairs to Karl Liebenberg, who confirmed Tendulkar was out for 11. The technology era of decision-making had begun.

#sachin-tendulkar#south-africa#india