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Maharashtra batsman Ankit Bawne has been suspended for one match for dissent during the ongoing 2024-25 Ranji Trophy group match against Services. As a result, Bowen had to miss Maharashtra’s Group A match against Baroda in Nashik on January 23.
Ankit Bawne’s suspension was announced ahead of Maharashtra’s ongoing Group A 2024-25 Ranji Trophy match against Baroda. The incident occurred during Maharashtra’s fifth-round match against Services where the 32-year-old served as stand-in captain in the absence of Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Ankit Bawne’s dissent leads to one-match suspension in 2024-25 Ranji Trophy
The right-handed batsman refused to leave the field after being dismissed by the umpire. Controversy erupted when Bowen was dismissed despite clear evidence that the ball had bounced before Shubham Rohilla caught the slip off Amit Shukla’s bowling.
As the match was live and not televised, there was no Decision Review System (DRS) available and Ankit Bawne could not review the decision, but he was left at the crease for nearly 15 minutes, causing a delay in the match and is now in the ongoing 2024 -The Maharashtra batsman was banned for one match during the Ranji Trophy 25.
In November last year, the situation escalated and match referee Amit Sharma and Maharashtra coach Sulakshan Kulkarni had to step in to restore order on the field. Peace.
Stand-in captain Ankit Bawne, who scored a brilliant 73 off 104 balls with 8 boundaries and a full score in the first innings against Services, was not allowed to Don’t leave the field.
Sulakshan Kulkarni slams poor umpiring standards in domestic cricket
Ankit Bawne was more dangerous in the second innings, scoring an unbeaten 94 off 203 balls with the help of six boundaries to help Maharashtra chase 339 Goal, they defeated Services by 35 runs in Group A match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Following the incident, Maharashtra coach Surakshan Kulkarni criticized the poor standard of officiating in domestic cricket. He questioned why players were penalized while referees repeatedly made mistakes without receiving any penalties.
Extending his support to Ankit Bowen, Kulkarni stressed that players’ frustration over such mistakes is justified.
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Sulakshan Kulkarni said: “Players will be fined and reprimanded. What about the correct assessment of the umpires? Why do the same erring umpires continue to officiate and ruin the game? When something of this nature happens Anger is justified when you are wrong.”
Maharashtra has no playoff hopes this season
At the time, Maharashtra’s regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was in Australia for the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, shared a replay of Bowen’s dismissal and expressed expressed his frustration with the poor officiating in the Ranji Trophy.
Notably, Maharashtra are currently the second-last team in the Group A standings with just 8 points from 5 games so far in the ongoing 2024-25 Ranji Trophy. Now, they have no chance of making it to the Ranji Trophy 2204-25 playoffs.
Group A toppers Vadodara, second-placed Jammu and Kashmir and third-placed Mumbai have the best chance of qualifying for the final stage of the ongoing first-tier tournament.
