Matthew Hayden Calls Out Umpire Alex Wharf on Live TV After Glaring Wide Ball Error During India vs West Indies T20 World Cup Clash

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Matthew Hayden felt very mad during a big cricket match on Sunday. India played the West Indies for the T20 World Cup. The game took place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Hayden talked on live TV. He saw a big mistake. The umpire on the field was Alex Wharf. 

Arshdeep Singh bowled a ball in the 19th over. The ball went far from the off stump. It was a clear wide ball. Everyone saw it. But the official did not call it a wide. This was very strange for a World Cup. It was a bad miss. He really missed it.

This made Jason Holder and Rovman Powell look very mad. Hayden saw the replay. He spoke his mind right then. He asked what sort of call that was on live TV. He said there should be action. He felt the error was too big for a game of this importance. Later, Wharf spoke to the other umpire, Richard Kettleborough. They changed the choice. They called it a wide. This fix stopped a big fight. Hayden was still very unhappy. It was messy. It was not good at all.

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This match is very important. The winner goes to the semi-finals. West Indies made 195 runs in twenty overs. Roston Chase and Jason Holder played well. Jasprit Bumrah was the best bowler for India. He took two wickets for thirty-six runs. Rovman Powell thinks his team has enough runs. He also broke a record. He hit the most sixes for his country. You can read more about it as Matthew Hayden calls out the umpire for a glaring error while fans wait for the score. The winner must play England in Mumbai. Both sides play very hard. There is no room for more errors. Fans scream in the stands. It is a massive night. This is cricket in 2026. This game is big. It is loud