Video: Umpire Paul Reiffel Gets Hit By A Loopy Throw From Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Walks Off
Dec 8, 2016 at 2:07 PM
During the first day of the fourth Test match against England at Wankhede Stadium, Australian umpire Paul Reiffel was hit on the head by a loopy throw from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was standing at the deep-backward position resulting in him (Reiffel) walking off the ground.
On the second ball of the 49th over, debutant Keaton Jennings glanced one to the square-leg position of Ravichandran Ashwin, extracting a single, when Bhuvneshwar from the deep throw’s a ball which eventually hit the back of the head of umpire Reiffel. Reacting simultaneously, the 50-year-old fell down as the medical staff was rushed onto the field.
The play was on halt for a while, as the umpire was taken off the field for treatment. Not really a regular sight to watch on the field, shuffling of umpires was done post that. Third umpire Marais Erasmus, who was welcomed to a huge ovation, rushed on to the ground as a substitute for Paul Reiffel.
Here’s have a look at the video.
@BhuviOfficial throws ball straight on to umpire’s head. pic.twitter.com/freySOpodw
— Gautam Sodhi (@GautamSodhi1) December 8, 2016