MCC breaks silence on Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s ‘obstructing the field’ controversy, says umpire’s decision correct

Angkrish Raghuvanshi: The 38th match of IPL 2026 was played on Sunday 26 April between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders. In this match, there was a lot of uproar when Angkrish Raghuvanshi was given out for ‘obstructing the field’. However, now the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has issued an official statement on this matter and has declared the umpire’s decision completely correct.

How was Raghuvanshi out?

In fact, during the Kolkata Knight Riders innings, young batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi ran to take a single run on the last ball of the 5th over, but his partner Cameron Green sent him back. While trying to return to the crease, the fielder’s throw collided with his body, after which the fielding team immediately appealed and the third umpire declared him out ‘Obstructing the Field’.

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What did MCC say?

Now in this matter, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its clarification on Thursday, citing Rule 37.1.1, said that if a batsman by his words or actions deliberately hinders the work of the fielding team or tries to divert their attention, then he can be given out ‘Obstructing the Field’. Along with this, MCC, citing an old example, said that if a batsman changes his direction in the middle of the pitch while taking runs, then it can be considered a deliberate act.

MCC has issued a Law clarification relating to Obstructing the Field, following a recent incident in the Indian Premier League, with #AngkrishRaghuvanshi given out during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants.#IPL #MCC pic.twitter.com/Iv3P2ZK9hB

— lightningspeed (@lightningspeedk) April 30, 2026

MCC said the umpire’s decision was correct

According to MCC, Angkrish Raghuvanshi has violated the rules. He said in simple words that Raghuvanshi ran in a part of the pitch where he should not have run. Apart from this, he moved from the off side to the leg side, due to which he came between the ball and the wicket. According to the MCC, such a change of direction and coming into the path of the ball is considered an ‘intentional act’ under the rules, so the umpire’s decision was correct.