The decisions of Umpire Vineet Kulkarni has costed Team India very much during the T20 Series and also in the ongoing ODI series.
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's ball hit JP Duminy's pads in the first T20 and it was a clear case of plumb. However, Vineet Kulkarni turned down the appeal. The Umpire also didn't agree with Spinner Azar Patel's appeal against Duminy when SA need 96 runs of 48 balls. How badly this effect Team India? Duminy scored a blistering half-century to help SA win the match.
Team India is also not happy with few decisions of Vineet Kulkarni in the ODI series which include Shikhar Dhawan's LBW in the first match. The Team India Management has filed a complaint against the Umpire and listed out four of his wrong decisions in the three matches played so far.
So far, Vineet Kulkarni has done umpiring in 18 ODIs and 7 Twenty20 Matches.
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar's ball hit JP Duminy's pads in the first T20 and it was a clear case of plumb. However, Vineet Kulkarni turned down the appeal. The Umpire also didn't agree with Spinner Azar Patel's appeal against Duminy when SA need 96 runs of 48 balls. How badly this effect Team India? Duminy scored a blistering half-century to help SA win the match.
Team India is also not happy with few decisions of Vineet Kulkarni in the ODI series which include Shikhar Dhawan's LBW in the first match. The Team India Management has filed a complaint against the Umpire and listed out four of his wrong decisions in the three matches played so far.
So far, Vineet Kulkarni has done umpiring in 18 ODIs and 7 Twenty20 Matches.