Virender Sehwag On Umpiring Bias In India-Australia Women’s Hockey CWG Semi-Final All Clocks Will Start On Time

India was defeated by Australia in the women’s hockey semi-finals of the current Commonwealth Games. The penalty shootout, on the other hand, has become a significant discussion point after the umpires called for the first Australian shot to be re-taken due to a shot-clock error. It should be noted that Ambrosia Malone had missed the penalty, but the match officials called for the shot to be retaken, and Ambrosia did not miss this time.

Former India batter Virender Sehwag has now aggressively responded to the authorities’ call, claiming that such prejudice existed in cricket before India became a superpower.

“Penalty miss hua Australia se, and the Umpire adds, “Sorry, clock does not begin.” Such prejudice used to exist in cricket before we became a powerhouse, but hockey mein bhi hum jald banenge and all clocks will start on time. We’re really proud of our daughters “Sehwag tweeted.

Penalty miss hua Australia se and the Umpire says, Sorry Clock start nahi hua. Such biasedness used to happen in cricket as well earlier till we became a superpower, Hockey mein bhi hum jald banenge and all clocks will start on time. Proud of our girls 🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/mqxJfX0RDq

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 6, 2022

Australia finally overcame India 3-0 in a shootout to go to the finals, where they will face England for the gold medal. India, on the other side, will face New Zealand in the bronze medal match.

Viren Rasquinha, a former India hockey captain, too reacted sharply to the event, tweeting: “The @FIH Hockey has to get its act together. Timers are fundamental. This is not a school match for children under the age of ten. This happens twice a year in large competitions. If the FIH continues to f*#$ up, our lovely sport will lose credibility and many ardent followers.”

The @FIH_Hockey really needs to get their act in order. Timers are basics. This is not an Under 10 school match. 2nd time in a year in major tournaments this happens. Our beautiful sport will lose its credibility & will lose many passionate fans if FIH continues to f*#$ up

— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) August 5, 2022

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) also apologised on Saturday for the clock dispute that occurred during India’s semifinal loss to Australia at the Commonwealth Games, saying it will “thoroughly evaluate” the situation. Rosie Malone of Australia, who failed her first penalty shootout attempt, was given another shot because the eight-second countdown on the scoreboard had not begun.

“The penalty shootout in the semi-final match of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games between Australia and India (Women) started inadvertently too early (the clock was not yet ready to work),” the FIH stated in a statement.

“The procedure in such cases is for the penalty shootout to be retaken, which was done. The FIH will properly investigate this occurrence in order to avoid similar problems in the future “the statement continued