{"id":46864,"date":"2026-04-02T20:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46864"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:17:48","slug":"ipl-2026-kkr-vs-srh-live-ravichandran-ashwin-praises-third-umpires-decision-on-controversial-catch-in-crucial-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/other-sports\/ipl-2026-kkr-vs-srh-live-ravichandran-ashwin-praises-third-umpires-decision-on-controversial-catch-in-crucial-match\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 KKR vs SRH Live: Ravichandran Ashwin praises third umpire\u2019s decision on controversial catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ashwin backs third umpire\u2019s call on Varun catch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ravichandran Ashwin supported the third umpire\u2019s decision to give Abhishek Sharma out, praising the review process led by Nitin Menon. He said the slow-motion replays and zoomer were assessed properly before the final call.<\/p>\n<p>Ashwin noted that the front-on zoomer angle suggested a slight bounce, but added that it was due to the ground\u2019s slope rather than the ball touching the turf. He pointed out that the side-on angle gave a clearer picture, showing the fingers of Varun Chakaravarthy under the ball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus on angles and clarity in review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The catch had been questioned on the field, with Abhishek waiting for confirmation. Menon checked multiple angles before ruling it a clean catch. Ashwin described it as a standout decision, highlighting how different camera views can change the perception of an incident.<\/p>\n<p>He added that while Varun\u2019s effort in the deep was important, the clarity in decision-making stood out more. The use of technology, including the zoomer, helped remove doubt in a close call.<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek was dismissed for 48, with the decision settling a moment that could have gone either way without clear angles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashwin backs third umpire\u2019s call on Varun catch Ravichandran Ashwin supported the third umpire\u2019s decision to give Abhishek Sharma out,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":46858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-sports"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46864"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46866,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46864\/revisions\/46866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}