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2 incidents tagged

Neutral Umpire Policy — COVID Changes and Ongoing Debate

Various / ICC

1 December 2020

The ICC's decision to allow home umpires instead of neutral umpires during COVID-19, initially as a temporary measure, reignited debates about umpiring bias in international cricket.

#neutral umpires#umpiring#icc

🏏Serious

India's Systematic LBW Denials — West Indies 1994-96 Era

West Indies vs India

November 1994

Through the early-to-mid 1990s, before neutral umpires became mandatory, home umpires in India consistently turned down LBW appeals against Indian batsmen. Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh were repeatedly denied. The era became a key argument for neutral umpires.

#west indies#india#lbw