SRH supporters were not happy with the on-field umpires Akshay Totre, J Madangopal and TV umpire Yeshwant Barde after a ‘no-ball’ DRS call in the penultimate over went against the hosts team.
Avesh Khan bowled what looked like a beamer to Abdul Samad and Totre didn’t adjudge it a no-ball. SRH called for a DRS but to their horror, Barde also ruled it in favour of the bowling team.
An angry Klaasen spoke to on-field umpires and suddenly one saw LSG head coach Andy Flower<\/a> and mentor Gautam Gambhir<\/a> along with others in dug-out, standing inside the boundary rope, pointing at the stands which is exactly behind their team area.<\/p>\n
It seemed as if someone from the crowd had thrown something and there were collective chants of “Kohli Kohli” in their bid to rile Gambhir<\/a> up in reference to his bust up with former India captain Virat Kohli earlier this month.<\/p>\n Once the match started, Klaasen was immediately holed out at long-on, having lost his concentration due to the unwanted stoppage. “The wicket changed quickly in the middle. There was some spin and decent amount of bounce, there were a few rippers (by Krunal – Markram and Phillips’ wicket.) That broke the momentum.
He didn’t hold back his anger while speaking to broadcasters during the mid-innings snap interview.
“Disappointed with the crowd to be honest, that’s not what you want. That also broke the momentum, not great umpiring either,” Klaasen said.
Klaasen, who top-scored with 47, also felt the nature of track changes quickly.<\/p>\n![\"fans\"](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-100213781,width-600,resizemode-4\/100213781.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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“It was difficult to play the harder length balls. Need to bowl length and slower ones into the wicket, can’t be too full. It’s not a bad wicket, but it’s a bit slow. Can use the natural variations. I reckon if the spinners can bowl quickly into the wicket, the natural variations can take over,” he added.
(With inputs from PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n