After LSG defeated SRH, the BCCI harshly punished Klaasen for his open criticism of the umpire. The third umpire made an odd no-ball decision. Which the Lucknow Super Giants were able to successfully appeal.
However, once a call has been made, particularly by the TV umpire. There is nothing a player can do to change it. You continue on. But after the decision, Heinrich Klaasen was so enraged that he did more than just charge the umpire.
After Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings, he made a public attack on the umpire. The BCCI took harsh action against Klaasen following the match. LSG won by a score of seven wickets.
Heinrich Klaasen is punished by BCCI for publicly criticizing the umpire
Avesh Khan bowled a high full-toss delivery to Abdul Samad in the SRH innings’ 19th over. LSG appealed the decision after the on-field umpire ruled it a no-ball.
The third umpire overturned the decision, explaining that the batter was crouching. Samad was dissatisfied, but Klaasen was seen getting angry. As he approached the umpire to have a heated exchange about it.
Later, during the mid-innings break. Klaasen criticized the match’s umpiring in an interview with the broadcasters. ”That’s not what you wanted, to be honest, and I’m disappointed with the crowd”, he said. ”That also stopped the momentum, and the umpiring was poor “.
Following the game, the South African batter was penalized by the BCCI for violating the IPL Code of Conduct with a fine equal to 10% of his match fees.
The IPL released a statement saying that Klaasen “admitted to the Level 1 Offence under Article 2.7 which states the use of public criticism/inappropriate comment in the IPL’s Code of Conduct.”.
Amit Mishra, an LSG bowler, was also disciplined by the BCCI for sending Anmolpreet Singh packing in the ninth over of the first innings.
Mishra banged the ball on the ground and gave Anmolpreet a death stare. As a way of venting his annoyance at the batter for hitting a six in that over. The LSG spinner received criticism from BCCI for breaking the IPL’s Code of Conduct.
“Mr Mishra admitted to committing a level 1 offence under IPL Code of Conduct Article 2.2. Which deals with using abusive equipment while playing. The penalty was accepted by Mr Mishra. The Match Referee’s ruling is final and binding for Level 1 Code of Conduct violations”, it said.
