Rishabh Pant dismissed in a controversial method© X (Twitter)
India’s wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant appeared destined to take the staff to a comfort victory within the third and ultimate Check in opposition to New Zealand. After the hosts incurred yet one more top-order collapse, shedding 5 batters for simply 29 runs, Pant displayed a superb counter-attacking knock to attain 64 runs off 57 balls within the chase of 147 runs. Nevertheless, Pant needed to march again to the pavilion after a controversial dismissal in opposition to Ajaz Patel that acquired the world of social media speaking.
New Zealand appealed for a catch by the wicket-keeper however the umpire remained unmoved regardless of the sturdy attraction by Ajaz and close-in fielders. New Zealand skipper Tom Latham remained unconvinced by Patel acquired him to evaluation the choice.
Upon evaluation, it was discovered {that a} spike was witnessed on the snicko meter when the ball handed the bat. Nevertheless, at he similar time, Pant’s bat had additionally hit his pads. Regardless of the dilemma, the third umpire determined to provide the choice in New Zealand’s favour.
Fuming on the choice, former South Africa captain AB de Villiers highlighted the ‘gray space’ within the DRS expertise, whereas asking why hotspot isn’t a part of the system.
“Controversy! Little gray space as soon as once more. Did Pant get bat on that or not? Drawback is when the ball passes the bat at precisely the identical time a batter hits his pad snicko will decide up the noise. However how positive are we he hit it? I’ve at all times apprehensive about this and right here it occurs at an enormous second in a giant Check match. The place’s hotspot?!”, De Villiers posted on X.
Controversy! Little gray space as soon as once more. Did Pant get bat on that or not? Drawback is when the ball passes the bat at precisely the identical time a batter hits his pad snicko will decide up the noise. However how positive are we he hit it? I’ve at all times apprehensive about this and right here it occurs at a…
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) November 3, 2024
Disenchanted with the third umpire’s name, Pant even had a quick chat with the one-field umpire earlier than taking the heavy and gradual stroll again to the dressing room.
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