DTVHINDILLC 2024: Irfan Pathan imitates Billy Bowden’s ‘crooked finger of doom’ signal, video wins hearts
Odisha captain Irfan Pathan imitated New Zealand veteran umpire Billy Bowden’s “crooked finger of doom” out signal on the fence during the match. Irfan Pathan (Source X) Legends League Cricket (LLC 2024) got off to a great start on 20 September, with Konark Suryas Odisha defeating Manipal Tigers in a thrilling and low-scoring match. The match was played at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur on 20 September. Odisha won the match by 2 runs, but a funny incident was also seen during the match which caught everyone’s attention. Odisha captain Irfan Pathan imitated legendary New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden’s fence “crooked finger of doom” out signal during the match. The incident happened in the third over of the second innings when Manipal Tigers were chasing 105 runs. Irfan stood beside Bowden and signaled out in his style, which made Bowden laugh. Irfan Pathan’s funny style of imitating this famous gesture of Boden is going viral on social media. Watch this viral video, in which this funny incident between Irfan and Boden was captured: The funnier side of @irfanpathan_official! Watch as Irfan Pathan imitates umpire Billy Bowden’s umpiring style! pic.twitter.com/21qNtKqcU0 — Shubham Srivastava (@Shubham192223) September 21, 2024 Konark Suryas Odisha wins thrillingly by two runs Manipal Tigers captain Harbhajan Singh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Odisha had a bad start, where their top-3 batsmen got out on single digit scores. After this, Dilshan Munaweera, Ross Taylor and captain Irfan Pathan struggled on the pitch and tried to handle the team. These three together scored 43 runs, but batting on the pitch was proving to be quite difficult. In the final over, Naveen Stewart and Vinay Kumar hit two boundaries each to help Odisha cross the 100-run mark and post 104/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Manipal Tigers had a poor start as their openers Robin Uthappa and Solomon Mire were dismissed without scoring a single wicket. The team’s score was reduced to 38/6 in the first 13 overs. However, Daniel Christian and Obas Pinar tried to put the team in a good position with a 49-run partnership, but Irfan Pathan defended 13 runs in the last over to give Odisha a thrilling two-run win.
LLC 2024: These 3 umpires including Billy Bowden-Nigel Long will umpire in the tournament
The third season of Legends League Cricket is starting from 20 September Legends League Cricket Trophy (Photo Source: Cricket Legends League 2024: The much-awaited third season of Legends League Cricket (LLC) is going to start from 20 September. The first match of the tournament will be played between Manipal Tigers and Konark Surya Odisha at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur. So now the news is coming that in the third season of the tournament, Billy Bowden, Nigel Long and Ranmore Martinesz, famous for their umpiring in the cricket world, will be in the role of onfield umpires. Apart from this, Jerry Matibiri will be seen in the role of TV umpire. During the entire tournament, a total of 25 matches are going to be held in four venues Jodhpur, Surat, Jammu and Srinagar. Talking about the upcoming tournament, Billy Bowden said, “The Legends are Legends for a reason and it’s great to be here for this occasion. Everyone is in great form and they are very competitive and we are looking forward to a competitive season. Jodhpur is a great place to visit and umpire and it’s exciting to see it and be a part of Legends League Cricket.” Apart from this, Legends League Cricket co-founder Raman Raheja said – Legends League Cricket is happy to welcome veteran umpires Billy Bowden, Ranmore Martinez, Nigel Long and Jerry Matibiri. Their experience and skill as umpires is something that fans also know about and we are looking forward to an exciting season with them. The tournament will be played in four cities Let us tell you that the upcoming tournament is being played in a total of four cities. The first phase of the tournament will be played from 20 September at Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Jodhpur. After this, the second phase of the tournament will be played at Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat from 27 September. After this, the third phase will be played from 3 October at Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu and the fourth and last phase will be played from 9 to 16 October at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.
