{"id":297384,"date":"2023-11-16T13:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297384"},"modified":"2023-11-16T13:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:26:05","slug":"conspiracy-theory-claims-india-is-breaking-rules-at-cricket-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/%d1%81ricket\/conspiracy-theory-claims-india-is-breaking-rules-at-cricket-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Conspiracy theory claims India is breaking rules at Cricket World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pat Cummins is dragged into WILD conspiracy theory that claims India is breaking the rules at the World Cup with a very sneaky move at the coin toss<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Some fans believe India are bending the rules at tournament<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Theory revolves around skipper Rohit Sharma&#8217;s coin tosses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Eagle-eyed fans contrasted his efforts with Pat Cummins&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has unwittingly been dragged into a wild conspiracy theory that alleges\u00a0India are cheating at the ODI World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts are unbeaten after 10 matches and marched into the final on November 19 after beating a gallant New Zealand by 70 runs on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>But the supposedly questionable conduct of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma at the coin toss has many cricket fans up in arms.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous clips from eagle-eyed supporters on social media have shown Sharma throwing the pre-game coin so far away that the opposing skipper can&#8217;t see how it lands.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have drawn the conclusion that he&#8217;s doing so because the International Cricket Council wants India to win the World Cup so badly that they&#8217;ve instructed match officials to rule that India has won the toss, even when the coin goes against the home side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Wednesday&#8217;s semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Kiwi captain Kane Williamson took the word of the match referee that he had lost the toss and didn&#8217;t look at how the coin landed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/04\/77863025-12755771-image-m-56_1700109999491.jpg\" height=\"381\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aussie captain Pat Cummins has unwittingly been dragged into a wild conspiracy theory suggesting India are cheating at the ODI World Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/04\/77863017-12755771-The_supposed_questionable_conduct_of_Indian_skipper_Rohit_Sharma-m-66_1700110126099.jpg\" height=\"950\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The supposedly questionable conduct of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma at the coin toss has many cricket fans up in arms<\/p>\n<p>India then plundered 4-397 from their 50 overs after winning the toss and batting &#8211; then bowled out New Zealand for 327.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Mail Australia does not suggest any wrongdoing by Sharma, the BCCI or the ICC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Pakistan Test bowler Sikandar Bakht is a believer, and fuelled the claims during a TV appearance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Can I give you a conspiracy theory?&#8217; he said. &#8216;At the time of the toss, Rohit Sharma throws the coin distant from the range of any opposition captain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thus, the opposition captain cannot go and crosscheck about the call.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Cummins can be seen in other clips tossing the coin considerably lower than Sharma, ensuring the opposing skipper can easily see the result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/04\/77863529-12755771-image-a-69_1700110289973.jpg\" height=\"367\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Veteran Australian sports commentator Gerard Whateley labelled the situation involving India at the ODI World Cup &#8216;outrageous&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The left-field claims haven&#8217;t been publicly addressed by Sharma, the BCCI or the ICC, but given India were also accused of switching the pitch ahead of their semi-final versus the Kiwis, suggestions the hosts are getting favourable treatment continue to fester.<\/p>\n<p>Respected Australian sports commentator Gerard Whateley labelled the situation surrounding the pitch for India&#8217;s semifinal &#8216;outrageous&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is an international tournament but, it hasn&#8217;t quite felt that way,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s felt like a tournament in India for India and for India to win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s one thing when you are the host nation of your own Test series for the team to influence the preparation for the pitch. [But] it just shouldn&#8217;t be happening at an international tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is just so brazen and confirms everything that we know about pitch preparation in India. No matter how much denial there is of it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12755771\/India-World-Cup-coin-toss-Rohit-Sharma-Pat-Cummins-cheating.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Cummins is dragged into WILD conspiracy theory that claims India is breaking the rules at the World Cup with a very sneaky move at the coin toss Some fans believe India are bending the rules at tournament Theory revolves around skipper&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conspiracy theory claims India is breaking rules at Cricket World Cup - Sports-Life-News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/\u0441ricket\/conspiracy-theory-claims-india-is-breaking-rules-at-cricket-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conspiracy theory claims India is breaking rules at Cricket World Cup - 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