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‘I believe it’s not out. When he turned…’: Sehwag on Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s controversial dismissal
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‘I believe it’s not out. When he turned…’: Sehwag on Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s controversial dismissal

The Indian Express·Express News Service·about 1 month ago
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Angkrish Raghuvanshi was given out for obstructing the field. (Credit: JioHotstar) With his dismissal in the match against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday evening, Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi became only the fourth batter in IPL history to be given out for obstructing the field . In the match, which KKR won eventually in a super-over, Raghuvanshi punched a Prince Yadav delivery towards mid-on and started to take a run only to be sent back by Cameron Green. With fielder Mohammad Shami aiming for the strikers’ end, the ball hit a diving Raghuvanshi, with the third umpire adjudging Raghuvanshi to be out. The KKR batter soon joined the likes of Yusuf Pathan (2013), Amit Mishra (2019) and Ravindra Jadeja (2024) to be adjudged out while obstructing the field. Former India opener Virender Sehwag believes a harsh decision was made by the umpire in Raghuvanshi’s case, and the batsman was ‘not out’ in his eyes. “Every batsman looks at the fielder when the ball goes to them.…

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