The closing stages of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia in Melbourne were marred by controversy around Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s caught-behind decision, which was given out by the third umpire.
During the last session of the match, Jaiswal missed a pull shot against Pat Cummins and the ball went past his bat and gloves as the bowler went up in appeal, but the umpire shook his head in denial.Cummins signalled for a review straight away and the third umpire gave it out, overruling the on-field decision.
Seeing no deviation on the ‘Snickometer’ during replays shown on the giant screen, Jaiswal had a long discussion with the umpires before walking back.
Former players and experts remained divided in their opinion on the decision. However, a latest video released by the Australian media hints at Jaiswal possibly telling Travis Head that he did get a touch on the ball and the Australian batter could be seen raising his arms in delight, signalling ‘out’ to his teammates.
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The decision left India staring at a defeat, as Jaiswal, who scored 84, was the last hope to save the Test. But India slipped from 121 for 3 to 155 all out, resulting in a 184-run victory for Australia, which gave them a 2-1 lead in the five-match series with just the Sydney Test left to play.
After the match ended, India captain Rohit Sharma was asked about his views on the controversial call during the press conference.
He felt Jaiswal did get a touch.
“It didn’t show on Snicko, but with the naked eye there was a deflection. In all fairness, it looked like he touched it, but more often than not we fall on the wrong side of such decisions,” Rohit said.
Australia now need just a draw in the last Test at Sydney to reclaim the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the first time since 2014.
