In another incident in IPL, controversy opened up between Warne and Ganguly. Warne accussed Ganguly of using delay tactics.
In the post match interview, the angry Warne said that he was disappointed over Ganguly's behavior. While batting, he came late to the crease and Warne was not sure what was happening. He asked the umpire, who was also not sure.
Also, while fielding, Warne's Rajasthan Royal team waited for 5 minutes in the hot sun and nothing happened. He did not come to the ground. Warne said, the captains have agreed that they will have to bowl the quota of 20 overs in 80 minutes. Not sure wha kind of delay tactics is being used by Ganguly.
Warne Disappointed over Ganguly!
Also, he said that as per the captains agreement, the game should have played in the spirit of the game. He should not have forced the umpire to refer the third umpire when he was caught by Smith, who is an international captain.
Ganguly said, "Look, who is talking. If you look at his career and the incidents that he has got into, it will give you the answer."
Ganguly hits back!
I am not personally sure why Ganguly is dragging the past into the incident. Warne was talking about this specific match where he delayed and pushed the umpire to go for TV replay. Though Warne's point of going with Smith as he is an international captain, I do not agree with that because Ponting was a well respected captain and he and his team claimed two catches that they did not take.
Following this dispute, the IPL asked match referee Farooq Engineer to look into the issues and take action appropriately. In both the incidents, unfortunately, he was the match referre.
Ganguly and Warne fined 10%
After the hearing, match referee fined both Ganguly and Warne 10% of their match fee. Ganguly was charged for forcing the umpire GA Pratap Kumar to rever the third umpire Asad Rauf, which is against the code of conduct.
Warne was fined for openly speaking, which is also against the code of conduct.
Umpire GA Pratap Kumar suspended!
In the meantime, the match umpire GA Pratap Kumar was suspended for a match for accepting the player's appeal for referring to the third umpire. He listened to Ganguly and asked for TV replay. Either he should have done it on his own or taken a decision himself.
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