New Zealand captain Sophie Devine stated that it was not her job to make decisions on the field. On October 4, the match between India and New Zealand faced a controversy as Amelia Kerr got called back.
She was trying to make two runs on the pitch when she got run out, where fourth umpire asked her to get back t playing. This left to Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur angry as expressed her anger to the umpires.
“My understanding of it is that [the ball is dead] when the umpire calls ‘over’ and I didn’t hear the umpire call ‘over’. But obviously that’s at the umpire’s discretion in terms of when they think the ball is dead,” Sophie said in the post-match press conference. “It was an interesting one, and I guess it broke a little bit of momentum and maybe stalled them [India] a bit. That’s part of cricket, isn’t it?”
“The interpretation is always going to be slightly different. For us, it was [us] trying to pinch runs here and there [because] you never know when one run might count. Look, [we] trust the umpires – they obviously made the call at the end of the day. That’s their job; it’s not really any of my business. They are the ones who have to apply, I just sometimes try to push the boundaries a little bit.”
