The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reprimanded Australia’s wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade for disputing with the umpire during the June 8 (Saturday) match against England. He took issue with Nitin Menon, the on-field umpire, for failing to award a dead ball in Australia’s 18th over of play.
Adil Rashid produced a delivery that Wade backed off to the leg side, but Wade ultimately ended up dead-batting the ball down the pitch. Instead of declaring the ball to be dead, the umpire judged that the hitter had played it.
Wade then got into a heated dispute with the umpire and had a conversation with Jos Buttler, the captain of England. In fact, after taking a single off the next ball, he and Menon carry on talking about the same thing.
“[Wade] expected it to be called a ‘dead ball’ by the umpire. When it wasn’t, Wade then argued with the umpires over the decision,” the ICC press release stated.
Matthew Wade, in the meantime, recognized the Level 1 violation of the ICC Code of Conduct and received one demerit point; nonetheless, he was spared the maximum punishment, which is a fine equal to 50% of the match cost.
Nitin Menon gets into a disagreement with Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade
Matthew Wade, the wicketkeeper for Australia, was taken aback when umpire Nitin Menon ejected him from the Kensington Oval, Barbados, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 match because of a disagreement over a dead ball.
Australia’s innings ended with Wade hitting Adil Rashid for a four in the eighteenth over. The southpaw withdrew after the following delivery, claiming he wasn’t ready. He continued to defend the ball back to the bowler, surprising everyone.
Wade had anticipated that Menon would signal a dead ball, but the umpire was not pleased as the batter returned the ball to the bowler rather than letting England’s wicketkeeper Jos Buttler claim the white cherry.
Australia’s innings ended with Wade hitting Adil Rashid for a four in the eighteenth over. The southpaw withdrew after the following delivery, claiming he wasn’t ready. He continued to defend the ball back to the bowler, surprising everyone.
Wade had anticipated that Menon would signal a dead ball, but the umpire was not pleased as the batter returned the ball to the bowler rather than letting England’s wicketkeeper Jos Buttler claim the white cherry.
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