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Team India's supporters booed the Australian cricket team as well as their all-rounder Cameron Green after his controversial diving catch sent opener Shubman Gill back to the pavilion during India's second innings on Day 4 of the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval on Saturday, June 10.
Just before the Tea break, Shubman Gill was looking in good touch with a knock of 18 runs in 19 balls but it was abruptly brought to an end in the eighth over by Scott Boland, with what looked like a brilliant catch by Green.
The umpires referred the catch to the third umpire as they were checking for a fair catch. It was a good length delivery with extra bounce as Gill jabbed at it with hard hands. After multiple replays, the Third Umpire Richard Kettleborough deemed it as a wicket.
When Green came in to bowl, the Indian crowd were chanting 'cheat cheat cheat' as well.
ICC also shared a clarification on why no soft signal was used.
"The soft signal regulation was removed from the ICC Playing Conditions at the start of June, with the new laws coming into play for the first time when England played Ireland at Lord's a week ago," the statement read.
"The replay was inconclusive. They should have zoomed in on his fingers closely before taking the call. It could cost India dearly in the run chase," former India spinner Harbhajan Singh told PTI.
Commentating on BBC, former Australian opener Justin Langer felt Green had his giant fingers underneath the ball when he pulled off a one-handed screamer to his left at gully. "The fingers were underneath the ball otherwise that ball would have snapped back. If you are Indian fan, it will be not out. If you are an Australian, it would be out. If you are an England fan, it will be not out. That is how I see it," said Langer in a lighter vein.
Earlier in the match, Green also took a stunning catch of Ajinkya Rahane in the first innings.
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