As England all-rounder Tom Curran‘s viral motion in Big Bash League (BBL) noticed the participant being banned for 4 matches within the match, former Australia cricketer Brad Hogg got here out with a controversial touch upon the difficulty which undoubtedly irked the followers. Sydney Sixers’ Tom was handed the punishment after being discovered responsible of intimidating an umpire in a pre-match dispute. He was concerned in an argument with an official earlier than the Sixers’ penultimate match in opposition to the Hobart Hurricanes on December 11 in Launceston, when he tried to complete a apply run-up on the pitch throughout the warm-up.

The fourth umpire, who’s in control of supervising the pitch throughout pauses in play, tried to cease Curran, which resulted within the Englishman being charged with a Level 3 infraction beneath Cricket Australia’s code of conduct.

The video of the incident went viral on social media and Hogg’s tackle the difficulty was met majorly with criticism.

“Not Tom’s brightest moment but the umpires at fault to, rather than walking closer to Tom in a non confrontational manner with a smile to de-escalate the situation he stood in an intimidating manner seeming looking for confrontation,” wrote the previous Australia bowling all-rounder on X.

“I’m sorry Hoggy, but that’s the wrong take from you on this matter. There’s only one person to blame…Tom Curran,” wrote a fan. While some known as Hogg’s opinions a “dim take”, others termed it “terrible”.

Check some extra reactions right here:

a somewhat dim take.

— Mike Madoda (@mikemadoda) December 22, 2023

Is Tom a mate of yours @Brad_Hogg ?

— Julian Kendall (@jkmccrann) December 22, 2023

Terrible take Brad.

The umpire spoke to Tom twice earlier than he determined to run straight into him.

Zero tolerance for touching an umpire like that, he’d get 22 weeks within the AFL for that.

— Richard Gough (@moneyfit365) December 22, 2023

Wrong take! Tom is totally at fault! Just ridiculous to not comply with the straightforward rule.

— Shriram Ramamurthy (@_cdram) December 22, 2023

What ? Really that’s what you make out of this video ? The umpire did not warn him within the first run itself is his generosity. If Curran could not not hear him , he certainly did see the Umpire standing. But he wished the confrontation. He deserves to be banned for longer interval.

— Sadaf Sayeed (@Sadafsayeed) December 22, 2023

Curran, who was not too long ago purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) within the IPL Players Auction for Rs 1.5 crore, was charged with a Level 3 offence and issued with 4 Suspension Points beneath clause 2.17 of the Cricket Australia Code of Conduct. However, the franchise and participant have confirmed their intention to launch an enchantment in opposition to the four-match ban.

(With ANI Inputs)