2022 world cup
India vs Pakistan

In an exciting and enthralling match that went down the wire

In the last over
Virat Kohli appeals for a No ball
The umpire takes his time
& a pandemonium follows

In the response that had the entire Pakistani public clamoring for Justice
in the guise of - Why didn't they take an Umpire's Review?
Why not take D.R.S.?

as if the public swell wasn't enough
it was soon supported by players
from Wasim Akram to Brad Hogg
to Waqar Younis to Shoaib Akhtar

all them raising the same question
why was there no review

well the answer is
they can't
umpires are bound by law and guidelines while taking certain decisions
today's video outlines those guidelines and explains the reasoning behind Umpires decision.

furthermore
while we may not tell weather or not it was a no ball

we will again state why cricket laws require an urgent change in umpire's law

because this is another case
where in a simple review could have made a world of difference

just like in the 2019 world cup
in the finals between England and New Zealand

as ben stokes was running down the pitch while taking a second run

the ball hits his bat and goes for a four
the thing is
according to law 19.8
the batsman had not crossed at the instant at the throw

that meant that one run had to be reduced
and more importantly Ben stokes should have been off strike

& boult who had muzzled a well set stokes for 1 in 2 balls

he would have easily destroyed batting on number 8 adil Rashid

so another world cup
another loss
and another de3mand for review
here is to hope that ICC looks into making some crucial changes before the next world cup

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