5 controversial decisions in the 2015 World Cup so far

The 2015 World Cup has seen some memorable performances so far with both bat and ball. Chris Gayle being the first man to slam a double hundred in the history of the tournament, AB de Villiers smashing the fastest 150 in the history of ODI cricket, Tim Southee recording the best figures by a New Zealand fast bowler by taking 7 wickets for 33 against England, and so on.As much exciting as the on-field action has been, there have been certain instances where the umpires have also come under the spotlight with regards to certain decisions that they have made.Here are 5 of the most controversial umpiring decisions seen so far:

#5 Umar Akmal gets a feather

After India had posted a competitive 300 for 8 in their 50 overs, Pakistan found themselves in a little bit of a trouble at 103 for 4 after Umesh Yadav had picked up Ahmad Shahzad and Sohaib Maqsood in the same over.

Umar Akmal was the new man in for Pakistan and off the fourth delivery that he faced off Ravindra Jadeja, the ball beat his outside edge. On taking the catch, Dhoni went up immediately for a caught behind appeal. Umpire Richard Kettleborough didn't seem convinced that Akmal had nicked it and ruled it not out.

The Indian skipper didn't agree with the decision and went for the Decision Review System(DRS). The replays indicated that the ball seemed to have changed its path as it went past the bat, but crucially the Snicko didn't show any big spike as is the case when the ball hits the blade.

After having a discussion with the TV umpire, Kettleborough had to reverse his earlier decision andrule Akmal out, thereby sparking off celebrations in the Indian camp.

The wicket proved to be important for the Men in Blue as a quickfire knock from Akmal might have altered the momentum in Pakistan’s favour. They eventually went on to win the game by 76 runs and maintain their unbeaten streak against their arch-rivals at the mega event.