Former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard stated the primary Caribbean Premier League crimson card handed out to his Trinbago Knight Riders facet was “absolutely ridiculous”.
Trinbago was pressured to discipline with solely 10 gamers, together with simply two outdoors the 30-yard circle, for the ultimate over of its bowling innings in opposition to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Sunday because of a gradual over-rate.
The CPL has introduced within the crimson card rule as a part of new initiatives to hurry up gradual over-rates.
Pollard was first pressured to have one additional fielder contained in the ring for the 18th over, earlier than one other needed to come up from the boundary within the penultimate over, leaving simply three within the outfield.
His group was nonetheless behind the required price heading into the ultimate over and spinner Sunil Narine was pressured to depart the sector.
VIDEO | Narine turns into first to obtain crimson card in Cricket
“To be honest, it will take away the hard work everyone has done,” Pollard stated.
“We are like the pawns and we are going to do what we are told. We are going to play as fast as we can. If you are penalised for 30-45 seconds in a tournament like this, it is absolutely ridiculous.”
Despite the ultimate over of the Patriots’ innings costing Trinbago’s Dwayne Bravo 18 runs, it didn’t show essential.
Pollard, Nicholas Pooran and Andre Russell made brief work of a 179-run goal with 17 balls spare.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com