KKR vs RR: Fans lash out at umpires after wide ball controversy overshadows Rinku Singh’s brilliant knock

Umpire Nitin Pandit consistently called Prasidh Krishna’s wide yorkers and left the bowler and the captain frustrated in the penultimate over of the game.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals came to a controversial end after umpire Nitin Pandit consistently ruled Prasidh Krishna's wide yorkers as 'wide-ball' throughout the 19th over of the chase.

Defending 18 from the last two overs, Sanju Samson handed the ball to his trusted lieutenant Prasidh Krishna - who had bowled very well till that point in the game. Bowling over the wicket to left handers, Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh, Prasidh Krishna started nailing wide yorkers with the field spread out on the off side.

However, that did not seem to sit with umpire Nitin Pandit who consistently deemed Krishna's balls as wide balls despite the batsmen walking far way across their crease, almost covering the tramline.

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The Marylebone Cricket Club, that writes the law of cricket, explains that a wide should not be called if the ball seems to be in the reach of the batsmen.