ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 has witnessed is being entertaining the cricket fans across the globe while has been revolved around few controversial controversies ahead. There have been few remarkable victories, performances at the cricket’s big event ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with ball and bat.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Top 5 Controversial Decisions

West Indies Star Batsmen Chris Gayle registered a record with his name being the first man to slam a double hundred in the history of the tournament and South African batsmen AB de Villiers smashing the fastest 150 in the history of ODI cricket. New Zealand’s Tim Southee recorded best figures by a New Zealand fast bowler by taking 7 wickets for 33 against England and many more great achievements took on.

Apart from these records and best performances there has been certain instances where the umpires have also come under the spotlight with regards to certain decisions that they have made with the on-field action. Go through the top 5 most controversial umpiring decision taken so far:

#5 Umar Akmal gets a feather

Indian Cricket team which took on Pakistan during its initial match at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with a competitive 300 score for 8 in their 50 overs. Umar Akmal was initially ruled not out by the  umpire Richard Kettleborough after Indian captain MS Dhoni caught the ball which was delivered by Ravindra Jadeja ball beat his outside edge. While later the Umpire Richard Kettleborough had to reverse his earlier decision and rule Akmal out after Indian skipper and wicketkeeper M S Dhoni didn’t agree with the decision and went for the Decision Review System(DRS). This was one of the initial wrong umpiring decisions took place at ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

#4 Were Michael Clarke and Kumar Sangakkara out?

Australian cricket hasn’t been so good at ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 so far since its initial matches in their Pool A encounter against Sri Lanka. During their match Sri Lanka opening pair of David Warner and Aaron Finch returned to the pavilion with the score at 41 and later the innings was rebuilt by Steven Smith and Australian skipper Michael Clarke.

Their partnership lasted for 133 runs for the third wicket before Clarke had his middle stump pegged back by a full ball from Lasith Malinga. Lasith Malinga’s ball was supposed to be called as a no-ball after watching the replay which indicated that Malinga’s left foot might have just landed on the line, and since the line belongs to the umpire.

Though after careful consideration Michael Clarke had return to the pavilion for 68 as it was felt that there was a minuscule part of Malinga’s foot that had landed behind the line. During same game where Sri Lanka was playing its innings and Sangakkara who was batting beautifully on 104 was on the point boundary by Aaron Finch off James Faulkner. This incident occurred as like in the case of Malinga which was touch-and-go situation and it was felt that Faulkner might have had a very little part of his foot behind the line. Kumara Sangakkara had to go back to the pavilion since there wasn’t conclusive evidence to prove that he had gone over.

#3 The James Taylor Run Out

England team captain Eoin Morgan’s  decision to win the toss and bowl first pleases Australia, which made full use of it piling up 342 for 9 in their 50 overs in the match between the two traditional rivals. Englands top order batsmen were unstable and only

While chasing such a massive total, one of the keys is the top order building a solid foundation, which can then be further strengthened by the middle and the lower orders. James Taylor, batting inexplicably at number 6, could put up a decent score on the board registering his maiden ODI hundred. In the 42nd over Josh Hazlewood rapped him on his pads with a full ball where he was declared umpire Aleem Dar gave Taylor out after being appealed by Australians rightfully. Although James Taylor didn’t seemed convinced and went to a review which was remaining with his side and took it with no hesitation.

On being reviewing the decision it was found that the ball wasn’t hitting the stumps and it seemed as if Dar had to overturn his call.

#2 John Mooney’s Catch at Boundary

Ireland posted 331 for 8 in 50 overs in their Pool B encounter against Zimbabwe at Hobart after the contribution of a fine century from Ed Joyce and a 97 from Andrew Balbirnie. Zimbabweans put up a spirited fight where Brendan Taylor contributed a 91-ball 121 and Sean Williams who kept his side in the game till the very end with some lusty hits following Taylor’s dismissal.

In the 47th over of the innings Sean Williams was caught inches off the rope on the deep midwicket boundary by John Mooney when he looked to get to his century with a six off Kevin O’Brien. To have a closer look at the take by Mooney umpires rightly went to the third umpire where the replay indicated that there just didn’t seem to be any conclusive evidence on whether or not the fielder’s foot was touching the rope when he had caught the ball. Although Sean Williams had to return back to pavillion after having a word with Mooney asking him whether he had touched the line and when it was informed to him that the catch had been taken cleanly before the final decision was given by the umpire.

#1 Was Chris Jordan Out?

Pool A group stage match England Vs Bangladesh in a must-win encounter at the Adelaide Oval on Monday England was a competitive total of 276 runs. In the 46th over England’s Eoin Morgan side were 238 for 7 where they were in need of 38 runs to win. Chris Jordan walked in to join Chris Woakes in the middle and defended last ball of the over which was delivered by Taskin Ahmed and set off for a run. On the other end Chris Woakes refused for a single and Jordan had to put in the dive and hope that it saved him, following a direct hit from Shakib Al-Hasan. The third empire replay indicated that Chris Jordans’s bat was in the air despite him having grounded it when the bails were dislodged from the stumps. Chris Jordans was given out after a tough decision as it could get for the third umpire. England had to lose the match by 15 runs where this verdict proved to be extremely decisive in the end and ended all hopes of England making it to the quarter-finals.

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