Yashasvi Jaiswal Wicket Controversy: In the Boxing Day Test played between India and Australia in Melbourne, the players of both the teams worked hard and performed well, but due to what happened to Yashasvi Jaiswal on the last day of the match, there was ‘controversy’ over this test. Got a stain. 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.
How did Yashasvi Jaiswal get out?
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was unfortunately out after scoring 82 runs in the first innings of the Melbourne Test, was unlucky in the second innings as well. In the 71st over, while trying to play a shot on Pat Cummins’ ball, he got dodged and the ball came close to the bat. The Australian players appealed but the on-field umpire rejected it. After this Australia took DRS and the third umpire declared Yashasvi out.
Where did the third umpire go wrong?
When Australia decided to take DRS, the matter reached the third umpire. He tried to take the help of Snickometer but the whole controversy arose from here. It was not clear in Snico whether Yashasvi’s bat had touched the ball or not. After watching the replays 2-3 times, Bangladesh’s third umpire surprised everyone by giving out Yashasvi Jaiswal. Former Indian players Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri, who were doing Hindi commentary, were also surprised by this 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.
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