New DelhiThe crime took place in the first session of the first day on the grounds of Perth in front of 27 cameras and thousands of eyes. Many cricket experts expressed their displeasure over the use of very simple technology because it would not be easy to digest what was seen and heard.
When Kerry Packer entered Australian cricket, one thing he did best was the use of technology on the field. But what we saw in Perth was the use of very average technique due to which one set batsman was out and India suffered a huge loss. The batsman was K Rahul and the bowler was Mitchell Starc.
Doubt still out
In his second spell, the second ball of Mitchell Starc, who came to bowl the 23rd over, went out on the seam and Rahul got caught. Meanwhile, a strong appeal was made but the on-field umpire did not budge. After much deliberation, the third umpire was used. After watching the replays from two or three angles, third umpire Richard Illingworth gave him out. It was clear in the replay that the bat also hit the pad at the same time. There was no concrete evidence that the ball had hit the bat, so he was given out. After being given out, Rahul was also seen talking to the umpire. The batsman’s irritation was also natural because at that time Rahul had played 74 balls and it seemed that he would play a big innings today.
Cricket pundits surprised, management worried
When K Rahul was returning towards the pavilion, anger was clearly visible on the faces of coach Gautam Gambhir and his teammates because a big mistake had been made on the field. Wasim Akram, part of the commentary team, even said that the umpire had shot in the dark. Whereas Sanjay Manjrekar said that the benefit of doubt always goes to the batsman but the umpire gave the batsman out without any proof that the ball hit the bat, which is completely wrong. Ravi Shastri said that nothing can be decided from such a bad angle, hence the decision given by the third umpire is surprising.
This decision of umpire Richard Illingworth seemed to weigh heavily on the team when the entire batting faltered as soon as Rahul was out. Whatever may be the result of the match, this decision of Perth Test match will always be remembered.
Tags: Border Gavaskar Trophy, India vs Australia, jasprit bumrah, KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, pat cummins, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 22, 2024, 11:27 IST