You got to accept umpire’s decision whether it is good or not-so-good: Shane Watson
The latest match of IPL 2022 between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals witnessed a high-voltage drama on the field, so much so that even the coaching staff was seen on the field. The matter began when Obed McCoy bowled a high full toss in the final over of the game and it wasn’t called for no-ball by the on-field umpires. DC went into protest mode with Rishabh Pant sending batting coach Pravin Amre on the field to have a word with umpires.
In the same light of events, DC assistant coach Shane Watson also spoke his heart out and called the event very disappointing. He added no matter what decision is made by umpires, right or wrong, people need to accept it. Moreover, even he didn’t support the act of coach Amre running on the field midway in the last over.
“It was very disappointing what happened in that last over. Unfortunately, we were in that position in the game where we were not able to put things together long enough throughout that game. And look, in the end, what we at the Delhi Capitals don’t stand for is what happened. The umpire’s decision whether it’s right or wrong, we have to accept. And someone running on the field is we can’t accept and well it’s not good enough,” said Watson after the controversial match as quoted by Cricbuzz.
Always taught as youngsters that you’ve got to accept the umpire’s decision: Shane Watson
Watson concluded that he has always been taught as a youngster that the umpire’s decision needs to be respected, no matter whether it is good or not so good. Talking of the match, DC were chasing the high score posted by RR on the back riding on Jos Buttler’s thunderous form, and remained 15 runs short of the target at the end.
“In the end, the thing is you’ve got to accept the umpire’s decision whether it’s a good one or a not-so-good one. So, in the end we’ve just got to get on with the game. And that’s the thing I was communicating at that point in time as well. To just make sure we get on with the game, whether we agree with a decision or not. Always taught as youngsters that you’ve got to accept the umpire’s decision and that’s what we should have done,” he added.
