IND vs AUS: What a chu… is the umpire…, he hit the bat pad and gave a catch out… created ruckus on the wicket of KL Rahul

By News Update On Nov 23, 2024

Cricket News Desk: It is not possible for the Indian team to play in Australia without any controversy. The first match of Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is being played in Perth from today. Team India, which won the toss and batted first, did not have a good start, but when KL Rahul hit a six, the Indian fans heaved a sigh of relief. However, Team India and its fans got a big shock when KL Rahul was given out by the third umpire in a controversial manner, which surprised even the commentators. On the other hand, KL Rahul also did not believe in this decision.

Actually, all this happened in the 23rd over bowled by Mitchell Starc. When Mitchell Starc's ball passed through KL Rahul, the Australian team made a strong appeal. The Australian team took DRS when the field umpire said no. The third umpire reviewed it and gave the decision against KL Rahul. On this, Rahul walked towards the pavilion disappointed, but it was clear from his face that he was not expecting this decision. He looked irritated.

“His pad and bat are not together at that point in time as the ball passes.
“It’s (bat hitting pad) after, in fact, the ball passes the edge. Does Snicko pick up the sound of the bat hitting the pad?
“We’re assuming (Snicko) may be the outside edge of the bat but that may not… pic.twitter.com/hvG0AF9rdo
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) November 22, 2024

Looking at the video, it seems that the ball has passed through the bat, whereas the bat had hit the pad first. This sound came in the sneakometer. Here the third umpire should have looked into this, but he gave his decision without taking time. Former cricketers doing commentary objected to this. He said that this decision is not digestible. The umpire should have been a little more cautious.

KL Rahul was out after scoring 26 runs in 74 balls with the help of 3 fours. Earlier, young openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikal were out without opening the account while Virat Kohli went ahead after scoring only 5 runs. KL Rahul's wicket fell at the team's score of 47 runs.