The impact and wickets were all that was visible in the TV replays, not the ball’s landing location.
During their IPL 2025 match on Friday, Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill challenged the on-field umpires following an LBW appeal against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman Abhishek Sharma. When a delivery from Prasidh Krishna trapped Abhishek on his boot in the fourteenth over of SRH’s chase, Gill and his teammates requested an LBW. Gill chose to contest the on-field umpire’s call by exercising a DRS review, which caused complete chaos even though the umpire wasn’t interested in the appeal.The TV replays only displayed the hit and wickets, not the ball’s landing location. Gill had a number of emotions as a result, and he wasn’t happy with the choice.
Gill talked animatedly with the umpires, venting his fury, but Abhishek intervened to soothe his childhood friend.
Did Shubman Gill have the right to dispute with the referees?
According to the regulations, an LBW decision needs to satisfy three essential requirements:
Either the ball must pitch outside off, in line with the stumps, or it must be a full toss (in this instance, pitching is not necessary).The batsman must not be playing a stroke if the point of impact on the pad is outside of the stumps.
To strike the stumps, the ball needs to be projected.
If the hitter is trying to play a shot after a full toss and the impact occurs outside the line of the off stump, they are not out LBW. This is because, regardless of whether the ball is pitched or not, a batsman cannot be out LBW if the impact is outside off when offering a stroke, according to MCC Laws of Cricket (Law 36).
Abhishek would have been declared out if he hadn’t offered a shot.
Gill was incorrect to argue with the umpires in light of the previously indicated circumstances.This was not the first time Gill became agitated throughout the game. After being run out in the first innings, Gill rushed in the direction of the fourth umpire.
