In an IPL season strewn with umpiring errors, an incorrect call by umpire KN Anantha Padmanabhan for a front foot no-ball by Tom Curran gave Mumbai Indians a wrong free-hit ball. The decision came in the 16th over of the key fixture at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday (May 9), when the umpire ruled a legal delivery as a no-ball.

The umpire signalled a foot fault, but just before Curran would bowl the free hit delivery the KKR dugout relayed what they'd seen on their TV screens - that a big part of Curran's foot was behind the crease when it landed during his delivery.

Rinku Singh, who was fielding at long-on, passed on the information to the bowler and his captain after being told about it by squad member Cameron Delport.

Dinesh Karthik and Curran spoke to the umpire about it, but were told that the decision couldn't be overturned. If the decision - happening for the second time this season - was poor, the lack of an option to overturn it was even worse, when batsmen are often called back with the help of TV replay after being initially adjudged out off a ball where the bowler had overstepped.

Just a few days ago, Andrew Tye was at the receiving end when he didn't overstep but had to bowl a penalty ball due to the on-field umpire's mistake, adding to the abysmal umpiring standards this year. In a tense chase against CSK in Hyderabad earlier, Kane Williamson was left baffled by the square leg umpire's failure to call out a delivery that was clearly a full-toss above the waistline.