‘Kabootar Ke Tarah Koodta Tha’ – Indian Umpire Anil Choudhary Roasts Mohammad Rizwan for Fake Appeals

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Indian umpire Anil Choudhary discussed his experience managing Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan‘s behaviour during last year’s Asia Cup on the 2 Sloggers podcast on YouTube. 

Rizwan, known for his energetic style, frequently appeals on nearly every delivery, which can be quite frustrating at times. In last year’s Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan, he made a dismissal appeal on nearly every ball. 

Indian umpire Anil Choudhary was the official officiating that match. He even advised the other on-field umpire about the Pakistani wicket-keeper’s habit of making excessive appeals and not paying much attention to it. 

In a discussion on the 2 Sloggers podcast on YouTube, Anil Choudhary recalled that competent umpires are adept at identifying such strategies by players and advised wicketkeepers to refrain from making false appeals.

“I encountered him [Rizwan] in last year’s Asia Cup. Har ball pe chillata hai (He keeps shouting on every ball). I even notified the other umpire about what Riwan was doing. There was a moment when the other umpire was close to obliging to his appeal but he suddenly recalled my words and turned it down. Isn’t he the one who puts something like a lipstick? He keeps jumping like a pigeon,” Chaudhary said in the podcast. 

“But the good umpires are wise enough to judge such acts. When the umpires are good, such keepers are losers. So all the keepers who are listening to me must be aware that making false appeals won’t work. Otherwise, they might find themselves at the receiving end despite making a genuine call.” 

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