Sachin Tendulkar Took A Hilarious Dig At Umpire Billy Bowden

Fans on social media were left in splits after a video of a desi umpire went viral on social media for his unique style of umpiring. Everyone was quick to remember Billy Bowden and his unique style to signal the judgments on the field. Not just the fans, even legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar felt nostalgic and remembered the unique style of Billy Bowden after watching the video of an umpire from Maharashtra, who has taken the internet by storm with his hilarious and unique way of umpiring.

For the unversed, Billy Bowden was famous for his unique style to signal the judgments on the field. He used to officiate in his own unique manner with a crooked finger.

The viral video is from Maharashtra’s local cricket tournament Purandar Premier League, where an innovative style of umpiring was seen. The video has been making rounds on the internet and has left everyone surprised. In the video, the umpire can be seen spreading his legs while performing a headstand to signal a wide. Yes, you read that right.

On Monday, Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter and shared the viral video of the desi umpire doing the headstand. Sharing the video, Sachin took a hilarious dig at Billy Bowden and wrote:

“What’s your take on this #BillyBowden?”

Here, check out the Tweet:

What’s your take on this #BillyBowden?#CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/eqOpO2kqCC
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 13, 2021

Earlier, former England cricketer Michael Vaughan also commented on the viral clip and stated that the umpire should join the ICC Elite panel. He had tweeted: “Surely we need to see this chap join the ICC Elite panel”

Here, check out the Tweet:

Surely we need to see this chap join the ICC Elite panel .. ??? pic.twitter.com/FcugJBgOEn
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 5, 2021

In another video that has been making rounds on the internet, the umpire was also seen signaling boundaries in a unique style while dancing.

Here, watch the video:

This is how he signals boundary pic.twitter.com/XUFmeIlH6l
— Rahul Katake (@RahulKatake8788) December 5, 2021

Meanwhile, the netizens were left in splits after watching the viral video. Social media has been buzzing with hilarious reactions from the fans to it.

Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:

When Yoga and Cricket meet ? pic.twitter.com/E8yAtCs0mz
— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) December 6, 2021

Looks like yoga teacher employed as part time umpire ?
— Jerome Andonissamy (@JeromeVet) December 6, 2021

But it was a big wide, could not have shown with his hands
— Nutty (@nuttybums) December 6, 2021

मैडम जी #umpire ने #Cricket में wide ball का इशारा हाथो से न कर के पैरो से दिया ??? और #yoga भी हो गया ??
— Santosh Sagar (@santoshsaagr) December 6, 2021