Vexed Tinkler lambasts poor officiating in PSL: 'Refs costing coaches their livelihood'

13.02.2023 - 21:19 news24.com

A red-faced and frustrated Cape Town City head coach Eric Tinkler was vocal about the standard of refereeing in South Africa’s top-flight following their penalty shootout defeat to Royal AM in the Nedbank Cup Round of 32 clash at Cape Town Stadium on Sunday.READ | Man United attack coach Benni pays tribute to slain rapper AKA: 'Absolutely heartbroken'The visiting Thwihli Thwahla held the Citizens to a goalless draw after regular time in a match that the hosts were favoured to win, given their squandered chances.However, John Maduka, who returned to the KwaZulu-Natal side as a mentor, and his charges put on a bold defensive display.

They dragged the duel to a penalty shootout, winning 4-3 and advancing to the last 16 draw later this week.But Bafana Bafana legend Tinkler felt that his side should have been awarded a penalty and labelled referee Michael Moreseng's officiating as "poor" during his post-match press conference.The 51-year-old said that more needs to be done to improve the standard of refereeing in the country."The way I see it, there should have been one winner tonight.

This is the harsh reality. And the ones who have to deal with it is me. I have to deal with it."Referees make mistakes - they don’t have to deal with anything.

I have to deal with the repercussions."I have to deal with the chairman and explain why we lost when we shouldn’t have lost.

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Following India's crushing nine-wicket defeat to Australia in the third Test in Indore, the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared the pitch used for the match as "poor" under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process. The pitch received a lot of criticism from experts due to the uneven pace and bounce on offer with 30 wickets falling in just two days. On being asked about ICC's verdict on the pitch, Australia head coach Andrew McDonald took a dig at Team India.

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Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has come down hard on the three pitches used for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, alleging that some amount of "skullduggery" must have been involved in preparation of such tracks. India are currently leading 2-1 with a Test match left in Ahmedabad. While pitches in Nagpur and New Delhi were rated "average" by the ICC, the pitch for the Indore Test was rated "poor" by match referee Chris Broad.

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The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Indore between India and Australia ended in a little over two days on Friday, with the visitors winning by nine wickets. After the match, the International Cricket Council (ICC) deemed the Holkar Stadium pitch used for the third Test, which was played under the ICC World Test Championship umbrella, as "poor" under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.

International Cricket Council Rates Indore Pitch, Which Hosted 3rd India-Australia Test, As 'Poor'

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared the pitch used for the third Test encounter between India and Australia in Indore as “poor” under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process and as a result, the Holkar Stadium has received three demerit points. The pitch received a lot of criticism from experts due to the uneven pace and bounce on offer with 30 wickets falling in just two days. The pitch conditions specifically favoured the spins from both sides with 26 out of the 31 wickets that fell during the match going to spin bowlers. The decision was taken following a conversation between match referee Chris Broad and the two captains – India's Rohit Sharma and Australia's Steve Smith.

Indore pitch rated 'poor' after India-Australia test ends inside three days

The pitch used for the third test between India and Australia in Indore has been rated "poor", the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday after the match was completed early on the third day.