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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 witnessed an unusual incident during the match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. While on-field disagreements with umpires are not uncommon, the match saw DC co-owner Parth Jindal intervene from the stands regarding a contentious decision that went in his team’s favour.
Sanju Samson’s controversial dismissal
The controversy erupted in the 16th over of RR’s chase. Sanju Samson, the RR skipper, smashed a powerful shot off Mukesh Kumar that nearly cleared the boundary. Shai Hope, the DC overseas star, dived spectacularly to his left and claimed the catch while seemingly in play. Replays showed Hope was close to the boundary cushions, but the third umpire ruled him not to have touched them, upholding the on-field call of out.
While Samson expressed his disapproval, reluctantly heading back to the pavilion, Jindal was seen shouting “Out hai, Out hai” (he’s out) from the stands. This outburst drew swift criticism on social media, with many users slamming Jindal for his unsportsmanlike conduct and attempting to influence the on-field proceedings.
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Here are the reactions of angry fans:
Most punchable face in IPL right now, Parth Jindal 🤡 pic.twitter.com/yZbc6qhqlZ
— Kevin (@imkevin149) May 7, 2024
As much as I love and enjoy owners being passionate about their teams’ victories, this was absolutely disgraceful from Parth Jindal. And not the first time in IPL. https://t.co/rFJ4hGF6XD#DCvsRR
— Peeyush Sharma (@peeyushsharmaa) May 7, 2024
#DCvsRR
Parth Jindal is the most irritating franchise owner in IPLhttps://t.co/4ofSOZgO1d— 👌⭐ 👑 (@superking1816) May 7, 2024
IPL committee should first ban Parth Jindal. He is a very stupid man.#ParthJindal #DCvsRR #RRvDC
https://t.co/XuJiTw0o5l— Manoj Tiwari (@ManojTiwariIND) May 7, 2024
The D in DC stands for disgrace to sports Parth Jindal.#DCvsRR pic.twitter.com/Fsrp4FjCkJ
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) May 7, 2024
Most Hated Person Right Now – Parth Jindal (Owner of DC) 🤐
What’s the meaning of Umpires when owners screams it’s out, is it a gully cricket 👀#DCvsRR #SanjuSamson #RRvDC https://t.co/J9dLGgegRm
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) May 7, 2024
Parth Jindal abusing Sanju Samson, what is wrong with him 💀 pic.twitter.com/uzb4vi3R9n
— sohom (@AwaaraHoon) May 7, 2024
Seen many franchise owners, never seen such a rude and arrogant team owner – Parth Jindal #SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/CEwfWA8E7V
— Sarcastic Stree 🙊 (@SarcastixStree) May 7, 2024
Match Summary
Amidst the controversy, DC emerged victorious, defending their score of 221/8 (powered by half-centuries from Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel) against RR’s 201/8 (with a valiant knock of 86 from Sanju Samson). They secured a 20-run win.