Steve Smith says third umpire’s decision is stupid, talks about Virat Kohli’s catch

Australian batsman Steve Smith on Friday reacted to Indian batsman Virat Kohli’s catch in the first session of Day 1 of the Sydney Test and said he was 100 per cent sure of success. The incident took place in the 7.5 overs of India’s first session when Virat Kohli came into the crease replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal. Kohli faced Australian pacer Scott Borland on the first ball but was saved from the dead once again. The Australian pacer played a long ball that took the edge off Kohli’s bat and went to Smith. The Australian batsman, who was standing on the slips, scooped up the ball, but it almost touched the turf before Smith’s compatriot snatched it at gully.

The field umpire immediately went upstairs to third umpire Joel Wilson. Wilson took a good look at all camera angles and decided in India’s favor.

After the first session on Day 01, Smith told Fox Sports that the referee had made the decision and they had to call it quits.

“100%. I’m not denying that at all, 100%. But the referee made the decision and we’ll move on,” Smith said, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

“100%. You can’t deny that.”

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After being saved off the first ball, Kohli scored 12 runs off 48 balls at lunch on the first day of the Sydney Test, but almost slipped just after the break.

The Test match saw Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah appear in a blazer and top batsman Rohit Sharma opting to be rested for the final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. , which started as a shock to many cricket fans. After India won the toss and was set to play Australia in Sydney.

At lunch, India were 57/3 with Virat Kohli (12*) unbeaten at the crease. Just after lunch in the Sydney Test, Shubman Gill, who had looked good on the first day, was dismissed for 20 runs.

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