Domestic umpiring standards under scanner after CK Nayudu Trophy roar | Cricket News

The questionable dismissal of Karnataka opener Prakhar Chaturvedi in the recent CK Nayudu Trophy U23 Colonels final against Uttar Pradesh has raised questions over the standards of officiating in domestic matches. worry. The unpleasant incident took place in Karnataka’s first innings when Chaturvedi pulled the ball away from his body on UP pacer Kunal Tyagi. The ball took a pretty healthy edge off Chaturvedi’s bat and away from off-stump Aradia Yadav, who had to make a full-length dive to the left to complete the collection.

But before Yadav could complete the catch, the ball rolled out of his gloves and the wicketkeeper fell hard to the ground.

However, the on-field umpire upheld the catch-all appeal, much to the dismay of batsman Chaturvedi, who led Karnataka with scores of 33 and 86 in the first innings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium The Bang team won for the first time in the tournament.

A former first-class umpire told PTI: “Yes, it was obviously a not-out situation as I saw the clipping later. The ball came out of the UP wicketkeeper’s hands before he could complete the catch. The umpire should not have passed the ball Get out.” on condition of anonymity.

“It’s important to maintain the highest standards as these junior tournaments are the stepping stone for several budding cricketers. Imagine that boy (Chaaturvedi) stayed at the crease for almost an hour and then quit like that. How bad would it be.

“Also, the level of refereeing is directly related to the overall quality of the game,” he said.

So, how can we ensure the consistency and high accuracy of domestic referees? “The BCCI has laid down some stringent parameters during the selection process of umpires and many state federations themselves have umpires associations that work hard to ensure good standards of officiating.

“But I feel former cricketers should be encouraged to umpire as they know the game better than others. We have S Venkataraghavan, Peter Willey, David Shepherd and Dickie Bird who are all excellent umpires because they rely on their experience of the game God,” he added.

Recently, former India batsman Manoj Tiwari slammed the low standards of domestic cricket umpiring.

Another former first-class batsman said childish mistakes by umpires are common in the domestic circuit.

“It’s very common, especially in youth cricket. But in a Ranji (Trophy) match, I got hit on the hip and the umpire had earlier ruled out that leg. I was 48 at the time. I took It’s put aside that mistakes can happen to anyone.

“But in the next innings, when I was batting for 45, the same umpire made me spin on my left arm when my bat was safely tucked behind my pads while leaving the ball. The ball was caught behind the ball. Even the stupid ball-handler couldn’t hide his surprise,” he pointed out.

There have been initiatives like the Nagpur Umpires Academy to improve standards, but lack of continuity has been the bane.

“These were good ideas but somehow they didn’t work out as expected. The ICC has also provided online courses for referees.

“But apart from that, the board should also increase the remuneration of referees and also ensure that the first-level referees officiate state-level and even some local competitions so that there is no gap between tasks and they remain sharp,” the referee detailed.

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