Controversy over toss in WC final

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The World Cup final was off to a bizarre start with the toss having to be retaken here on Saturday afternoon.On the first occasion, Kumar Sangakkara called `heads' after Mahendra Singh Dhoni tossed the coin. However, match referee Jeff Crowe did not hear the Sri Lankan captain's voice amid the din at the Wankhede Stadium that was already packed

On the first occasion, Kumar Sangakkara called `heads' after Mahendra Singh Dhoni tossed the coin. However, match referee Jeff Crowe did not hear the Sri Lankan captain's voice amid the din at the Wankhede Stadium that was already packed.

And Dhoni mistook Sangakkara's call as `tails.' Sangakkara, however, contested that his choice had been `heads' and Crowe said that he had not heard what the Sri Lankan captain said.

The spin of the coin had to be gone through again and Sangakkara shouted `heads' for the second time. This time his call was audible to everyone. The Sri Lankan captain had won the toss as well.

This is not the first occasion that former New Zealand captain Jeff Crowe had been involved in a controversy in a World Cup final. In fact, Crowe was the match-referee in the 2007 summit clash between Australia and Sri Lanka at Bridgetown's Kensington Oval.

It was a match where Sri Lanka, following an error of judgment by the match officials, was made to come back and play three extra overs under very poor light when Australia should have been declared winner since 20 overs had already been completed in the innings.

Australia, eventually, triumphed by 53 runs under the Duckworth and Lewis method. Crowe, later, took the blame on himself for the fiasco in a Cup final. (The Hindu)

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Comments - 7

Heamu Saturday, 02 April 2011 01:26 PM

Head for us no tail

Rajapaksha Saturday, 02 April 2011 02:15 PM

It's Sanga's day... He won the toss twice...
All the best to Sanga and his team..

Konde bendapu china Saturday, 02 April 2011 02:58 PM

Well Done Mahela.Cup is Ours,Greetings from Durban ,South Africa

Ranathunga Saturday, 02 April 2011 03:04 PM

If Crowe has such bad records, why do they select him over & over again for crucial matches. I am sure there are many others around us.

I Hussein Saturday, 02 April 2011 03:50 PM

Jeff Crowe is a fine gentleman. This is a purely coincident.

Sunila Saturday, 02 April 2011 04:08 PM

No one is to blame, but Jeff Crowe. He did not do his job properly.

bob Saturday, 02 April 2011 04:10 PM

Why aren't ageing cricket officials not shown the door? I think they are like our senior ministers.

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