"No Regrets"- Harmanpreet Kaur Breaks Silence On Umpiring Controversy In Bangladesh

Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that she has no regrets about her actions surrounding the umpiring controversy in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh. The match ended in a tie as the controversial ODI series ended in a draw. 

Harmanpreet Kaur was handed a two-match ban by the ICC for her actions but in a recent interview, she said that she has no regrets for sharing her opinion on the poor umpiring standards in the concluding series. 

Harmanpreet Kaur in the post-match presentation expressed her disappointment on the umpiring standards in the third ODI. She targeted on-field umpires Muhammad Kamruzzman and Tanvir Ahmed for their improper umpiring in the game. Harmanpreet Kaur openly expressed her discontent with the umpiring standards in the post-match presentation.

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I mentioned earlier some pathetic umpiring was done we are really disappointed about some decisions given by the umpires,” Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. 

As A Player You Have The Right To Express: Harmanpreet Kaur

During the third ODI, Harmanpreet was controversially ruled out by the on-field umpire. She broke the stumps out of anger and spoke a few words to the umpire on her way back to the pavilion. The Indian skipper was not satisfied with the decision and argued with the umpire before leaving the field. She also hit her pads and hit the stumps with her bat in anger. She also gestured bat to signify that the ball hit the bat first. 

She has now broken her silence on the incident and said that she does not regret her actions and whatever she said following the incident.

“I will not say that I regret anything because at the end of the day as a player you want to see that fair things are happening. As a player you always have the right to express yourself and what you’re feeling. “I don’t think I said anything wrong to any player or any person. I just said what happened on the field. I don’t regret anything,” she told The Cricket Paper on the sidelines of the Women’s Hundred. 

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