Out-of-favour India wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan shares a camaraderie with Indian umpire Anil Chaudhary.
It was visible in a video posted by the umpire on Instagram. In the video, Chaudhary quizzed the SunRisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper batter about his excessive appealing during his hey days.
“You played so many games under my umpiring. You have grown up now. You also appeal when required. Earlier, you used to appeal a lot. How did this change come?” asked Chaudhary.
“Mujhe lagta hai umpire log smart ho gaye hain. Har baar karenge (appeal) toh phir unn log out ko bhi not out de denge. Isse achha ek baar karo, jab hai tab call karo, aap log ko bhi confidence rahega ki sahi time pe hi call karte hain… Warna abhi (Mohammad) Rizwan type kuch karunga toh phir aap log ek bhi baar nahi denge (out) (I think the umpires have become smarter. If they keep doing it repeatedly, they might even start giving out decisions as not out. It’s better to make the call just once and at the right time so that even you (umpires) have confidence in your decision. Otherwise, if I do something like Rizwan, then you might give it not out despite being out),” he responded.
Ishan Kishan will be next seen in action in SRH’s next match against LSG on Thursday.
In the inaugural SRH match, he scored an unbeaten 106 runs to guide his side to a 44 runs victory. His innings was laced with 11 boundaries and six hits over the fence.
SRH are currently at the top of IPL table with a Net Run Rate of +2.200.
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