The eliminator match of the Indian Premier League 2024 was played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets and made their place in Qualifier 2.

However, during this match, RCB’s Dinesh Karthik narrowly escaped being LBW on Avesh Khan’s ball. On the third ball of the 15th over of RCB’s innings, a ball from Avesh Khan hit Dinesh Karthik’s pad, after which all the players of Rajasthan Royals appealed to the field umpire. The field umpire immediately declared Dinesh Karthik out. However, after this the experienced RCB player demanded a review. In the review, it was seen that when the ball was near the bat, there was some sound, after which the third umpire declared Dinesh Karthik not out.

Many people believed that the ball did not hit the bat and the sound came from the simultaneous impact of the bat and the pad. Rajasthan Royals players were unhappy with this decision. However, Karthik could not score big against Rajasthan and was out after scoring 11 runs. After the end of the match, Avesh Khan gave a big statement about Dinesh Karthik in the press conference. According to him, Benefit of Doubt went in favor of Dinesh Karthik.

Avesh Khan presented his side regarding Dinesh Karthik’s LBW

Avesh Khan said in the press conference after the match, ‘When you are bowling, your emotions are very high. At that time every bowler demands review. When Verdict came on the big screen, I too was a little skeptical. Benefit Of Doubt went in favor of Dinesh Bhai. The umpire took the right decision.

Avesh Khan further said, ‘Last year when I was playing for Lucknow Super Giants, I had played 10 Ranji Trophy matches in the IPL where I had bowled 320 overs. My body was not supporting me at all and whatever I was trying, I was not getting any result. As a bowler, you have to bowl 4 overs in T20 with hard work.’