'Very poor decision'… Why did Sanjay Manjrekar suddenly become furious during the Perth Test, this was the big reason

Cricket News Desk. On DRS's decision to dismiss opener KL Rahul before lunch on the first day of the Perth Test, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that there was not enough evidence to dismiss Rahul. When Rahul was batting on a personal score of 26 runs, on-field umpire Richard Kettlebrough declared him not out on Mitchell Starc's catch-back appeal. Australia took a review and replays showed a spike in the snick as the ball passed close to the bat, but Rahul's bat also hit the pad at the same time.

Sanjay Manjrekar suddenly got angry during Perth Test

Third umpire Richard Illingworth asked Kettlebrough to change his decision. Disagreeing with the decision, Rahul returned to the pavilion and India lost four wickets at the score of 47. Citing the complete lack of use of technology, Manjrekar said that the TV umpire did not ask the onfield umpire to reverse his decision. Manjrekar told Star Sports, 'First of all I am disappointed with the facilities provided to TV umpires. They should provide more evidence.

This is a big reason

Manjrekar said, 'I don't think such an important decision should have been taken on the basis of any angle. My point is that the only thing the fox could see was when the bat came in contact with the pad. Moreover, you need to be timid to reach any conclusion. Manjrekar said, 'So if the ball had hit the bat then obviously there should have been a second spike on the snicko because there is no doubt that there were two incidents. It was quite clear that there was contact between the bat and the pad.

'Very bad decision'

Manjrekar said, 'If the spike was his, the question of its outer edge would not have arisen. If two spikes are visible then it can be said that the first spike came from the bat hitting the ball. In such a situation, this was nothing more than a bad facility given to the TV umpire. Manjrekar said, 'If there were no two spikes, the decision should have been taken only on the basis of the impact on the bat pad. In my opinion, it was a bad decision overall and the onfield umpire cannot be blamed for it. Feeling bad for Rahul, considering how difficult it is to open the innings and how important it is for India as well as his career.

What did Simon Toffel say?

Although former umpire Simon Taufel believed that the ball had made contact with the bat, the bat had also hit the pad, causing confusion. “Because it was the first Test, the umpire didn't get some of the camera angles he was looking for,” Taufel said on Channel Seven. Richard Illingworth had to work hard there but this camera angle is good enough for me, it shows the ball hitting the bat, followed by contact between pad and bat. While taking decisions, all this is also visible on the big screen. I think KL Rahul and Richard Kettlebrough had questions for this reason. I think there would have been an interesting discussion in this regard in the umpire's room during the lunch break.