“Ask for clarity…”- Robin Uthappa and Dale Steyn react to dense fog effect to abandon IND vs SA 4th T20I in Lucknow
Two former players of India and South Africa respectively, Robin Uthappa and Dale Steyn, have reacted to the called-off fourth T20I in Lucknow due to dense fog as they want clarity from the umpires.
Between the eyes, India’s fourth T20I of the five-match series against South Africa at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow was abandoned due to the dense fog. The umpires delayed the toss for 20 minutes at the first inspection before continuing to push it for 30-45 minutes and finally calling it off at around 9:30 at night.
Robin Uthappa, who was part of the commentary panel for Star Sports, was baffled at the decision of the authorities by questioning what they were thinking of pushing the game back when it would only get worse by every passing hour into the night.
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“I’m actually not even listening to you because I’m so befuddled by the umpire’s decision right now. How do they think it’s going to get better as the night wears on? It’s not going to get better; it’s only going to get worse. It’s counterintuitive. What are they actually thinking, and what do they think will happen in half an hour that hasn’t happened over the last hour and a half?” Uthappa raised a question.
Robin Uthappa and Dale Steyn seek clarity for called-off IND vs SA 4th T20I
The former South Africa pacer, Dale Steyn, who was also part of the same commentary side, reckoned that they should have grabbed the umpires and asked for clarity of their decision to keep pushing back the inspections.
“It’s quite confusing that they’ve still decided to give it half an hour more. I’ve played first-class games in far worse conditions, with a lot more fog. This is way better than that. I don’t see it getting better.” Uthappa addressed.
“I was going to say I’d love to get one of the umpires. Sometimes they say there’s another inspection at 8:30, but I don’t know all the rules they’re looking at. As a player, you just play the game. It would be informative to know what they’re assessing and thinking. If they walk past again, we should grab them and ask for clarity.” Steyn added.
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