Pakistani Umpire Ahsan Raza Forced To Leave TV Box For SL vs IND Test; Here’s Why

Rod
Tucke
was
u available
to
officiate
o
Day
3
of
the
fi st
Test
betwee
I dia
a d
S i
La ka
i
Galle
afte
feeli g
u well,
with
TV
umpi e
Ahsa
Raza
steppi g
i
as
a
o -field
official.
The
developme t
came
as
I dia
we e
bowled
out
fo
462
afte
just
fou
delive ies
o
Mo day
mo i g,
with
Devdutt
Padikkal’s
167
the
sta dout
i i gs.

Ahsa
Raza
Replaces
Rod
Tucke
O
Day
3

Tucke ,
o e
of
the
most
expe ie ced
umpi es
i
i te atio al
c icket,
did
ot
take
the
field
o
the
thi d
day
afte
feeli g
u well.

Acco di g
to
a
C icbuzz
epo t,
Tucke
had
also
bee
u able
to
officiate
du i g
the
fi al
sessio
o
Day
2.
Ahsa
Raza,
who
had
bee
the
TV
umpi e,
stepped
i
to
officiate
o
the
field
alo gside
Ba gladesh’s
Sha fuddoula
Saikat.

Raza
was
o igi ally
pa t
of
the
match
officials
fo
the
Test,
with
A dy
Pyc oft
se vi g
as
the
match
efe ee.

The
cha ge
was
a ou ced
befo e
the
sta t
of
play
o
Day
3,
with
Tucke
u available
fo
the
day’s
actio .

I dia
Bowled
Out
Fo
462
Afte
Padikkal& squo;s
167

I dia
eeded
o ly
fou
delive ies
o
the
thi d
mo i g
to
complete
thei
fi st
i i gs.

Resumi g
at
460/9,
I dia
added
just
two
u s
befo e
P asidh
K ish a
was
dismissed
fo
1.
Asitha
Fe a do
fou d
the
edge
dow
the
leg
side,
with
wicketkeepe
Ni osha
Dickwella
completi g
the
catch.

I dia
we e
the efo e
bowled
out
fo
462
i
thei
fi st
i i gs.

Padikkal’s
167
emai ed
the
fou datio
of
the
total.
Playi g
his
fi st
Test
i
almost
two
yea s,
the
left-ha de
spe t
mo e
tha
five
a d
a
half
hou s
at
the
c ease
a d
faced
230
balls,
hitti g
15
fou s
a d
a
six.

The
i i gs
was
also
Padikkal’s
maide
Test
ce tu y
a d
the
highest
sco e
of
his
Test
ca ee .

KL
Rahul
co t ibuted
82,
while
Dh uv
Ju el
sco ed
a
b isk
51
to
help
I dia
c oss
the
450- u
ma k.

S i
La ka’s
spi e s
did
most
of
the
damage,
with
P abath
Jayasu iya
fi ishi g
with
fou
wickets
a d
Kesha a
Nuwa tha
claimi g
th ee.

Rai
Co ti ues
To
Th eate
Galle
Test

Weathe
has
emai ed
a
majo
facto
i
the
ope i g
Test.

O ly
73
ove s
we e
possible
o
Day
1,
while
Day
2
was
seve ely
sho te ed
afte
ai
delayed
the
sta t
u til
the
afte oo .
I dia
eve tually
eached
460/9
afte
116
ove s
befo e
bei g
bowled
out
ea ly
o
Day
3.

Fu the
ai
was
fo ecast
fo
Mo day,
addi g
a othe
laye
of
u ce tai ty
to
a
Test
that
has
al eady
lost
substa tial
playi g
time.

Despite
the
i te uptio s,
I dia
have
put
themselves
i
a
st o g
positio
with
462
o
the
boa d.
S i
La ka’s
espo se
with
the
bat
will
ow
be
c ucial
as
the
hosts
look
to
p eve t
I dia
f om
gai i g
a
sig ifica t
adva tage
i
the
fi st
i i gs.

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