Ricky Ponting-Sourav Ganguly Heated Argument With Umpire Video During RR vs DC IPL 2024 Match Goes VIRAL | WATCH
Jaipur: Who would have ever thought that Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly would fight for the same cause someday, but such is the beauty of IPL – it happened. On Thursday, during the IPL game between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur, Ponting and Ganguly were spotted arguing with the umpire.
How did it start?
The drama started when Royals captain Sanju Samson was spotted calling Rovman Powell into the field after the second ball of the first over. Ponting, who was in the dugout, spotted this and started flinging his arms in the air. That is when the fourth umpire came out with a paper in his hand to explain what exactly happened.
While the fourth umpire was trying to explain the rules to Ponting, Ganguly, who was just behind the DC coach, got in the conversation.
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What does the IPL rules say about overseas players?
“If the team names less than 4 Overseas players in its starting XI, Overseas players may only enter the field of play as substitute fielders to the extent that by doing so, they do not take the total number of Overseas players representing that team on the field to more than 4,” reads the exact law.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals stayed second in the IPL 2024 points table despite beating Delhi Capitals by 12 runs in a thrilling encounter.
Champions in the inaugural season, Rajasthan Royals had a chance to displace Chennai Super Kings from the top of the standings, but a close finish meant that the Sanju Samson-led side stayed at second owing to their lesser net run-rate. At the moment, both Rajasthan Royals and CSK have four points from two matches. While CSK’s NRR is +1.979, Rajasthan Royals have +0.800.