Neither Umpire charged Ricky Ponting for the Aftab Ahmed Incident. Even the match referee think Ricky did not do anything wrong!! Ricky Ponting will face disciplinary hearing, only because Bangladesh Team Management filed complained against him. There will be no action from the Umpires or the Match Referee !!
Cricinfo Report Says:
Jeff Crowe, the match referee, said that it was understood that Ponting never asked for another referral and added that neither umpire charged him with the incident. "I understand from the umpires Ricky Ponting never said 'You should go up to the third umpire and do it again'," Crowe was quoted as saying by Fox Sports. "I think he indicated that the word that came from the Bangladesh dressing-room was that he was out and he was just inquisitive as to what went on. But it was not a direct ask that the umpires should review the decision or go upstairs.
"It was a communication problem really," said Crowe. "In fairness, what we had to say that with the referral upstairs, it should have been highlighted what they really wanted. The number three umpire [...] is not the most fluent in English, although he is a very good man and does communicate well, he wasn't sure really about what they wanted at that point.
"That's why after what was done, when the decision was first given, the umpires down below weren't sure he got the right information, or understood what was required. Once they found that information out - that the ball had hit the boot - that's all they needed to confirm what they thought. That's why it was reversed."
Even if Ponting had indeed asked for a referral, he was probably within the rules to do so. Law 27.5 states that: When a batsman has been given Not out, either umpire may, within his jurisdiction, answer a further appeal ...
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Cricinfo Report