Pat Cummins on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s controversial dismissal: Australia captain Pat Cummins has shared his thoughts on the controversial dismissal of Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal in the second innings of the Melbourne Test on Monday, saying he had heard a sound and seen the deviation of the ball. Australia won by 184 runs over India in the Melbourne Test. With this victory, the hosts took a 2-1 lead in the series. It has also dealt a huge blow to India’s chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship final to be held at Lord’s.
The decision of third umpire Sharafuddaula on the dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal on the last day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series has divided the cricket world. This controversial decision took place on the fifth ball of the 71st over, when Jaiswal tried to hit a pull shot on the ball of Australian captain Pat Cummins. Australia then appealed for out, but the on-field umpire rejected it. Cummins decided to review the on-field umpire’s decision and this is where this controversial opportunity came.
Replays showed that the ball deflected on its way to wicketkeeper Alex Carey, but the snickometer showed no movement when the ball passed Jaiswal’s gloves. The third umpire felt that this deflection of the ball was enough to declare Jaiswal out and he asked the on-field umpire to reverse the decision.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 84 runs in 208 balls at a strike rate of 40.38. He hit 8 fours while at the crease on Monday. In the press conference after the match, Cummins said that it was clear that Yashasvi Jaiswal had hit the ball. The Australian captain said that no one has full faith in the Snickometer.
Cummins said in the press conference, “I think it was absolutely clear that he hit the ball. Heard a sound and saw the deflection, so it was absolutely certain that he hit the ball. As soon as we referred, you could see it. (Yashaswi Jaiswal) could see his head down and basically accept that he has hit the ball, you can see that he has hit the ball ultra-edge. also on this There’s a lot of confidence and not really much that has been shown, but fortunately, there’s enough other evidence to show that it was clearly up.”
Australia gave India a target of 340 runs on the fifth day of the Melbourne Test. The visiting team had the whole day to either win the match or draw the game. But Indian batting faltered once again. The Indian team had lost only 3 wickets till the tea break on the second day and it seemed that India would easily draw the match, but it did not happen and the Australian bowlers made a strong comeback and took seven wickets in the last session of the match. In front of Australian bowling, India collapsed for 155 runs in the 80th over. Pat Cummins was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ after his brilliant performance with both bat and ball.