The Case of the Wrong Shirt

Wrong shirt draws match referee's ire.

Press Trust of India.

Thursday, 4 May 2017.

PTG 2124-10771.

Australian {and Outlaw} Dan Christian has attracted the attention of match referee Javagal Srinath for accidently wearing the wrong playing shirt in an Indian Premier League match on Wednesday.  Christian wore a shirt bearing his name and the number 54 during Rising Pune Supergiant's bowling innings, but the all-rounder made what could be a costly wardrobe change in the run chase.

After the Australian hit a match-winning six in the final over, eagle-eyed television viewers were quick to point out on social media that Christian was wearing a shirt bearing the number 55 and the name of English teammate Ben Stokes.  The tournament's rules regarding clothing and equipment suggest Christian may attract some kind of punishment for his mistake; for they state that "a player’s name and number must correctly reflect the identity of the player”.

The all-rounder indicated that he's already attracted a reprimand from the match referee.  "Put my shirt out to dry after the bowling innings, and grabbed the wrong one before I went out to bat, much to the ire of the match referee”, Christian wrote in an Instagram post.