Pat Cummins denies DRS over controversial third umpire call, leaving Shastri and Gilchrist embarrassed. clock

An epic incident took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday as the fourth day of the 4th Test between India and Australia began. Pat Cummins An attempt was made to review the decision made by the third umpire. It all happened with Australia calling for his dismissal. Mohamed Shirazihe appeared to have passed the delivery into the fielder’s hands at slip. The umpire, who was unsure about the ejection, decided to refer the matter to the third umpire, who felt that the ball hit Siraj’s bat and bounced on the pitch.

After the third umpire ruled in favor of the batsman, Cummins and the team protested the decision, and the Australian captain signaled DRS and asked for a reconsideration of the decision. However, the outside referee informed him that the decision had already been made by the third umpire. Therefore, it cannot be reviewed again.

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Former Indian cricketer as this issue was discussed in the commentary box Irfan Pathan mocked Australia, saying the hosts probably thought 2008 would be the only time they could influence refereeing.

“This is very interesting. I’ve never seen it before. He’s saying, ‘You guys, as referees, took it upstairs for yourself, and I want to review that call.’ “I think it needs to be looked at very closely,” Gilchrist said on air.

“The umpire said he saw the ball bounce after it hit the bat. It was a very quick call, a very quick call. There were only two replays,” Shastri said.

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For the uninitiated, during the 2007-2008 tour to Australia, there were many umpiring decisions that went against India. for example, Andrew Simmons Despite the obvious deflection of the bat, he was not awarded the ball.

On the other hand, India Yuvraj Singh Even though the ball did not touch the bat, it was caught and he was called out. Once upon a time, the Australian captain Ricky Ponting I told the referee that sourav ganguly It was caught cleanly by the cordon, but it wasn’t.