Was there dishonesty with India? Rohit did not trust the umpire's decision...

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The final match of the World Test Championship between India and Australia is being played at The Oval in England. Team India has got a target of 444 runs to win the match. On Saturday (June 10), the fourth day of the match, India got off to a bad start in the second innings. Shubman Gill, who won the Orange Cap in IPL, was dismissed for 18 off 19 balls in the second innings. He was caught by Cameron Green off the bowling of Scott Boland. However, questions are being raised on Green's catch and people believe that he did not take the catch cleanly.

Both shared a 41-run partnership in seven overs. It seemed that both the batsmen were playing in ODI style in the Test match. In the eighth over, Australian captain Pat Cummins called Scott Boland to bowl. Boland hit the first ball at good length. Gill was trying to defend, but the ball hit the outside edge of the bat and went to Cameron Green in the gully. Green dived to his left and took the one-handed catch. Shubman Gill is so disappointed with the decision that he even shared a picture of Green's catch after the end of the day's play. He also posted a scanned emoji. But the ball hit the outside edge of the bat and went to Cameron Green in the gully. Green dived to his left and took the one-handed catch. Shubman Gill is so disappointed with the decision that he even shared a picture of Green's catch after the end of the day's play. He also posted a scanned emoji.

Was the third not clearly visible to the umpire on camera?

Green's catch was seen on replays several times by the third umpire. The third umpire ruled that Green's finger was under the ball. However, it was not visible clearly in any angle of the camera. It seemed that when Green fell on the ground, the ball hit the ground and then he picked it up smartly. Despite this, the umpire gave Gill out. Indian fans got angry seeing this and they called it dishonest on social media. Even the Indian spectators sitting in the Oval started shouting 'cheater-cheater'.

Rohit Sharma arguing with the umpire - Photo: Social Media

Rohit complained to the umpire

Even veteran spinners Harbhajan Singh and Deepdas Gupta, who were doing commentary, could not believe it. Both believed that Gill was not out. At the same time, captain Rohit Sharma standing at the other end was also surprised by this decision of the third umpire and shook his head in displeasure. Rohit even complained against the decision to the on-field umpire and told him how the catch was taken. Apart from Rohit, two former India openers Wasim Jaffer and Virender Sehwag took a dig at the umpire's decision by sharing photos on social media.

 

 

Experts Reaction - 

Experts react to Shubman Gill's controversial catch out.#WTCfinal #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/PJDfN7ky92

— Vipin Tiwari (@vipintiwari952) June 11, 2023

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