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Cricket News: Footage of Harmanpreet Kaur smashing stumps – captain criticised | Reactions to Harmanpreet Kaur smashing stumps after dismissal
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur could find herself in hot water following her reaction to being dismissed in the third ODI against Bangladesh at Mirpur.
Harmanpreet was adjudged LBW in the 34th over of India’s chase of 226. Left-arm spinner Nahida Akter, who finished with 3/37, dismissed Kaur in an attempt to play a sweep after umpire Tanvir Ahmed gave her out.
The Indian captain was livid with the call, hitting the stumps with her bat and having stern words with Ahmed as she walked off. Here are a few different angles of the incident.
Harmanpreet was also very strong with her words in the post-match presentation following a thrilling tie where Bangladesh came back from nowhere to salvage the match and tie the series.
“I think a lot of learning from us from the game. Even apart from the cricket, the kind of umpiring that was happening, we were very surprised,” she said. “The next time we come to Bangladesh, we will make sure we have to deal with this type of umpiring and prepare ourselves accordingly.
“They [Bangladesh] batted really well, batted according to the situation. They were taking those singles which were very crucial. In between, we leaked a few runs but we controlled the game very well when we were batting.”
Kaur continued, “but, as I mentioned earlier, some pathetic umpiring was done; we are really disappointed about some decisions given by the umpires.”
Reactions to Harmanpreet Kaur hitting stumps and criticising umpires
Some fans criticised Harmanpreet for her actions as captain of India.
There were also calls for better umpiring and DRS in all women’s internationals. The argument is that the ball hit the ground after Kaur bottom-edged it.
