South Africa defeats: Indian manager pays price for blaming umpire
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NEW DELHI: India's manager Vinod Phadke has been fined 40 per cent of his undisclosed match fees for making “inappropriate comments” about umpire Vineet Kulkarni, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday.
Phadke was quoted in local media as saying that wrong decisions by Kulkarni were to blame for India's defeat to South Africa in the T20 match in Dharamsala on October 2 and the first one-dayer in Kanpur on October 11.
Phadke was found to have breached the ICC Code of Conduct for players and support staff which relates to “public criticism or inappropriate comments” against a match official, the ICC said in a statement.
ICC match referee Chris Broad conducted a formal hearing after Wednesday's second one-dayer in Indore since Phadke pleaded not guilty to the charge, the statement added.
Indian team managers are appointed on a series-by-series basis to help in administrative matters while the coaching staff concentrate on cricketing issues.
India's Kulkarni, 36, has been umpiring international matches since 2012 and has so far officiated in 19 one-day internationals and seven T20 matches.
India is the only Test-playing nation that opposes the use of Decision Review System for umpires during bilateral matches, insisting the technology used is not 100 per cent accurate.
India lost two T20 games against South Africa, while the third was washed out. The five-match one-day series is locked 1-1.
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Oct 15, 2015 03:29pm
what about 2nd odi and the wicket of behardin?
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Oct 15, 2015 03:35pm
India should now give noble prize to their umpire kulkarni regarding Behardien out.
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Oct 15, 2015 03:46pm
Mr. Kulkarni's umpire is not up to the mark or not International stander. Anyway it is part of the game, we should except it whether we lose or win.
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Oct 15, 2015 03:48pm
he indirectly said its time to ok DRS..
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Oct 15, 2015 03:49pm
Indians are following Bangladeshi cricket board
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Oct 15, 2015 03:50pm
Boring game full of boring people!
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Oct 15, 2015 03:51pm
wrong decisions by Kulkarni were to blame for India's defeat to South Africa in the T20 match in Dharamsala on October 2 and the first one-dayer in Kanpur on October 11.
Whats wrong with telling the facts as they are! NO ONE can deny his decisions were wrong! If anyone thinks the decesions were right- see the video of the incidents then comment
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Oct 15, 2015 03:52pm
@NZF- 2nd odi and the wicket of behardin was correct decesion- see video in slow motion
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Oct 15, 2015 03:54pm
Every match has share of good or bad decisions and both teams have faced it but still all matches were very competitive and hope for a cracker of series ahead
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Oct 15, 2015 03:57pm
And why did the ICC introduce the DRS again. India avoiding DRS out of sheer arrogance for their earlier false call, is surely as big a mystery to Indian fans as every one else.
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Oct 15, 2015 04:14pm
Every defeat has some reasons in the minds of losers.
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Oct 15, 2015 04:24pm
@PHILOSOPHER (from Japan) Going your way Pakistan should be spending half the time thinking of the reasons because for a time they have been loosing a lot.
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Oct 15, 2015 04:29pm
Indian team is done.
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Oct 15, 2015 04:37pm
well deserved defeats
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Oct 15, 2015 04:40pm
You must give it to ICC, they are fair when it comes to penalizing people.
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Oct 15, 2015 05:50pm
Its so surprising, really strange the way Indians behave after loosing.
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Oct 15, 2015 06:16pm
@Abdulla Hussain No we are not behave bad after losing. We never blame to Against team SA for that like tiny nations does in WC. it is human errors its happen.
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Oct 15, 2015 06:24pm
Why is India never happy. When they lose they blame the umpiring.They still don't want technology because it is not 100%. Makes no sense. An umpire is never 100% either and COULD be bias. However, technology is NEVER bias and will give the same results always.
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Oct 15, 2015 07:25pm
It has been a very old tradition in India, when they lose a match they either blame the umpiring, or their crowd sets the stadium on fire, and sometimes even attack the players and their families.
It is not the manager's job to blame officials because this further incites general public who get violent. Keep the sports as enjoyable as possible and not make it a matter of life and death.
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Oct 15, 2015 07:38pm
It was scripted that India should win the second ODI even though SA were in good control from the first ball. THat's how the game is dictated by accountants with a business motive only. I am afraid this is now the shape of cricket made as colourful and unreal as Bollywood films.
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Oct 15, 2015 07:51pm
@Tahir A people like you always love to comment irrespective of your knowledge of related topic. The article is about poor umpiring and the fine that is imposed on the Manager. As u are aware that the second ODI was scripted please tell us who will win the remaining ODIs and test matches so that we already know the result and dont waste time sitting in front of television.
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Oct 15, 2015 08:00pm
It was a bad decision by the umpire (as can be seen in the video), but these things happen, we have to accept.
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Oct 15, 2015 08:11pm
Indians umpires always have issues making right decision but in ICC world you can't highlight anything because honesty is not the best policy in ICC dictionary. Look at umpire Ravi (TV umpire) decision to give Misbah out in first test against England or how Zimbabwe players walked away in 2nd ODI against Pakistan.
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Oct 15, 2015 08:51pm
Now if a pakistani umpire would have done that, he would have been barred from playing uptil now. But when India does something, everyone looks the other way.
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Oct 15, 2015 09:11pm
Things are getting so bad that Indian players' safety is at stake if they are defeated. Cricket fans in India must kwow that no team in the world is unbeatable. Just think Bengladesh beating england in World Cup.
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Oct 15, 2015 09:14pm
Indian Cricket is like a spoilt child.
It has to be a mature outfit and its officials and team should be trained and taught the value of accepting defeat gracefully and not gloating too much when it wins.
Besides they should take advantage of technology to avoid human errors.
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Oct 15, 2015 09:47pm
India is the only cricketing nation that opposes the use of Decision Review System (DRS) out of sheer arrogance is a mystery for cricket fans around the globe. By insisting that the DRS technology is not 100% accurate then why do they complain if umpire makes a wrong decision against them and not say a word when it goes against the opposing team. That is what you call double standards.
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Oct 15, 2015 10:53pm
For decades, cricket has been distinguished for the level of respect given to umpiring decisions. What a huge surprise that it's hindustan that ruins this tradition.
The problem is that when the bollywood music finishes and the self-created hype dies down, hindustan is still a mediocre team. The coaches, players and fans are all so caught up in their own comical mythology though, that they get enraged when reality strikes in the form of a defeat by a superior team.
Deal with it.
Hasan
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Oct 15, 2015 11:44pm
@Mahen check out the decisions that went for Indian favour I.e. Behardin.
The real reason why India don't want DRS because they can bully the umpires in this manner to get more decisions in their favour that's all they're nothing but bullies...
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Oct 16, 2015 01:49am
this is silly..the umpiring standard was very poor and ICC is penalizing official for calling spade a spade. And why is this a sensational news. People if you notice closely all the incidents where subcontinental team is penalized is headed by Eng or Aussie Chris Broad and David Boon are notorious and are happy to pull the trigger when it involves people of color. When are we going to qn them? Only Sunny Gavaskar is gutsy to call this out. As far as people go, India is happy if Pak is penalized and Pak is rejoices if Ind is penalized. Now Bangladesh wants to start a rivalry with Ind & Pak - dont know why..they just want to be in the mix :P
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Oct 16, 2015 03:59am
@Mahen No one is saying decisions were right. But he was an Indian umpire so go raise hell with BCCI.
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Oct 16, 2015 04:01am
@Tahir A Pakistan team employs a lot of accountants.
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Oct 16, 2015 04:05am
@Hasan mediocre team that stuffed you in the 2014 WC on the way to the semi finals.Which team is mediocre?
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Oct 16, 2015 06:21am
Its mind boggling for me that India does not allow DRS because its not 100%, but the complain they have lodged it now is based on DRS decision! Almost, any complaint against umpiring decision will be based on DRS, so why to use it after the incident for criticizing umpire decisions. I think Indian shall not allow to even see on TV the decision based on DRS. If you allow it, it will create controversies.
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Oct 16, 2015 08:44am
Game is great leveler wrong decisions made teams to loose matches as well as win them. .by taking names he became specific and rightly punished
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Oct 16, 2015 08:48am
@nzf even without behardins wicket India had upper hand on match but lost dharmashala t20 and first one dayer due to poor Umpiring. So over all lost more than gained
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Oct 16, 2015 08:55am
Accept it and move on unlike many other countries we have lot of other things look for. ..soccer league is really of high standard this time. Tennis of course is doing well.vijender Singh won his first pro bout so we have lot of things.
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Oct 16, 2015 10:07am
@Hasan ...."hindustan is still a mediocre team. The coaches, players and fans are all so caught up in their own comical mythology though, that they get enraged..." this comment of yours applies to your nations team which is not very popular across the world and only lower level teams want to play it. Mediocre is a word that best sums up your team which is fit for only playing Zimbabwe and the likes, not Australia and the likes...once outside the UAE flat pitches and out in SA and Australia....your team will be exposed lock stock and barrel....mediocre will then hit you...we have seen that in their performances in these nations pitches...
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Oct 16, 2015 11:27am
No Indians should be umpire without qualification. ICC should not take pressure from BCCi
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Oct 16, 2015 05:23pm
@Roger Patrick
Of course...low level teams such as England, who are playing Pakistan right now. :)
It's no surprise that the truth scolded you slightly - your reaction is the same childish one that landed your coach in such hot water. It's even more embarrassing that you guys brag about a single victory in the recent World Cup - just before Australia destroyed you!
Why not tell me what the overall stats between hindustan and Pakistan are? No? Thought not.
Hasan
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