Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal | Image: Screengrab From
Due to what happened to Yashasvi Jaiswal on the last day of the Melbourne Test between India and Australia, this Test was tainted with ‘controversy’. Australia had set a target of 340 runs for India. Wickets were falling from one end but Yashasvi was fighting the Australian bowlers alone. When he was on the score of 84, he was declared out controversially, due to which there was an uproar on social media. However, after the end of the match, Team India captain Rohit Sharma has given a surprising statement on this matter.
Rohit Sharma, while ‘predicting’ the ball to hit the left-handed batsman, said that decisions in such close technical matters often go against his team. Even after no movement was seen on SNICCO (technology that shows voice reading), third umpire Saikat Sharafuddaula declared Jaiswal out. He was batting on 84 runs at that time.
Rohit Sharma’s big statement
Jaiswal missed an attempt to hook a short-pitched ball from fast bowler Pat Cummins. After the ball went into the gloves of wicketkeeper Alex Carey, Australia appealed for caught out but on-field umpire Joel Wilson gave the batsman not out.
Australia captain Cummins took a review against this decision and the third umpire Saikat declared Jaiswal out, citing that the ball ‘deflected (slight change in direction)’ after hitting Jaiswal’s bat or gloves, despite no movement being seen in the snick. . After his decision, the Indian fans present at the Melbourne Cricket Ground started raising slogans of ‘Beimaan-Beimaan’.
Jaiswal was out after scoring 84 runs in 208 balls. As soon as he was out, India’s hope of saving the match ended and the team was out for just 155 runs while chasing 340 runs to win in the second innings. Australia took a 2–1 lead in the five-match series with a 184-run win.
After the decision of the third umpire, Jaiswal also talked to the on-field umpire but he had to return to the pavilion. When asked about this in the press conference, Rohit appeared more practical rather than emotional.
He said, “I don’t know what to make of it because the technology did not show anything but from the eyes it seemed as if the ball had touched him.”
Rohit said, “I don’t know how the umpires want to use the technology, but in all fairness I think he touched the ball.” The Indian captain, however, expressed disappointment that his team is often called like this. One has to suffer the consequences of decisions.
“It’s about technology which we all know is not 100 per cent,” Rohit said. “But still, we don’t really want to look into that too much.”
“It’s just that we often have to bear the brunt of it,” he said. This happens continuously, so we have been a bit unlucky. Former great Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar criticized the third umpire’s decision.
What do ICC rules say?
According to ICC rules, when a team decides to take DRS, the on-field umpire plays an important role in it. Yashasvi Jaiswal was given not out by the on-field umpire, so conclusive evidence was required to overturn the decision. Although nothing like this was visible on the snickometer, the third umpire created a controversy by giving Yashasvi out.
Let us tell you that the 5th and last match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 being played between India and Australia will be played in Sydney. This match will take place between January 3 and January 7 in the new year. Australia has taken a 2-1 lead in the 5-match series. To retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Team India will have to win the Sydney Test at any cost.
