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Kevin Pietersen
has been given a gentle reminder over his on-pitch behaviour following
the obvious disappointment he exhibited after his dismissal in the third
ODI in Ranchi.
Pietersen was adjudged by umpire S Ravi to have been caught behind off
Ishant Sharma for 17 but lingered in the crease for several seconds in
apparent disbelief at the decision.
While Pietersen may well have been unfortunate with the dismissal,
replays suggesting that the ball brushed only his thigh, England's
limited-overs coach, Ashley Giles, supported the action of the match
referee, Andy Pycroft, to have an informal chat with Pietersen.
Giles was particularly keen to remind Pietersen how difficult umpiring
could be in conditions as noisy as the ODI in Ranchi where umpires have
little hope of distinguishing between the noise of the bat clipping the
pad or the ball clipping the edge of the bat.
"Andy was right to speak to Kev," Giles admitted, "but I think common
sense prevailed. It was just a little word. I didn't think it was a
reaction, more disappointment from Kev.
"But we've got to be careful with reactions to decisions. It's tough for
the umpires here, it's so loud that decision making is tough. We
understand that."
Pycroft also had a brief conversation with Giles, taking the chance to
talk with the England coach after bumping into him in the toilet at
Ranchi airport. "It was in the gents," Giles said. "So that was a nice
scene for my first meeting with the match referee."
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