New Delhi. Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was out controversially in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test match. On the last day of the fourth Test match played against Australia in Melbourne, Jaiswal was declared out by the third umpire on the ball of Pat Cummins. Former ICC Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel has justified the decision of the third umpire. Taufel has said that the third umpire did the right thing. There was an uproar over Jaiswal’s dismissal because despite no movement being seen on the Snico (a technology that shows voice reading), third umpire Saikat Sharafuddaula declared him out.
Former ICC Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel told ‘Channel 7’, ‘In my opinion the decision was out. The third umpire took the right decision. Even with the technology protocol we look at the evidence and if the umpire believes that the direction of the ball has changed after hitting the bat then there is no need to use any other form of technology to prove the case. Direction of the ball Even minor changes are conclusive evidence. What we have seen from the third umpire in this particular case is that he used technology as an aid. Whatever the reason, this was not reflected in the audio (snico) in this case.
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Jaiswal missed while trying to hook the short-pitched ball.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was batting on 84 runs at that time. He missed while trying to hook the short-pitched ball of 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. Australian captain Cummins took a review against this decision and the third umpire Saikat declared Jaiswal out, citing 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’.
‘The third umpire did the right thing’
Simon Toffel said, ‘In the end the third umpire did the right thing and overturned the on-field umpire’s decision on the basis of a clear ‘deflection’. Therefore, in my opinion, the right decision was taken. 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 third umpire’s decision, Yashasvi Jaiswal also talked to the on-field umpire but had to return to the pavilion.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 30, 2024, 1:29 pm IST