IND vs AUS Test: In what could have been the biggest turning point of the ongoing fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy match, star Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal who was all set on the pitch and standing as a firm pillar against Australia's victory was dismissed in an extremely controversial take. The third umpire decided to declare Jaiswal despite no spike on the Snickometer and his decision raised massive and lots of questions during Day 5 of the MCG's Boxing Day Test.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's controversial dismissal
During the 71st over which was being bowled by Australian captain Pat Cummins, Yashasvi tried to pull a short ball around the leg but failed to make contact. The Aussie side made a huge appeal but the on-field umpire turned it down and said that it was not out. However, Cummins went upstairs and despite there being no spike on the snickometer, the third umpire called it out. Jaiswal was extremely disappointed and was seen saying some words to the on-field umpires before returning to the dugout.
The third umpire said that he felt and could see some deflection as the ball passed from Jaiswal's bat and glove. However, that showed no spike on the Snickometer but somehow convinced the third umpire to change the onfield umpire's decision. Something which can only be done if you have conclusive evidence.
"In my view the decision was out. The third umpire did make the correct decision in the end. With the technology protocols, we do have a hierarchy of redundancy and when the umpire sees a clear deflection off the bat there is no need to go any further and use any other form of technology to prove the case. The clear deflection is conclusive evidence. In this particular case what we have seen from the third umpire, is they've used a secondary form of technology, which for whatever reason hasn't shown the same conclusive evidence of audio to back up the clear deflection. In the end the third umpire did the right thing and went back to the clear deflection and overturned the umpire field. So, in my view correct decision made," said Simon Taufel from Channel 7
After failing to make three catches at the MCG on Sunday, Yashasvi Jaiswal showed off his mental toughness on Day 5. At several points during their innings, Australia was given lifelines by Jaiswal's drop catches. Interestingly, when Australia was struggling at 91 for 6, he dropped Marnus Labuschagne on 46. Australia then proceeded to score 234 runs, increasing their lead to 339 runs in the second innings. However, to make up for it, he played a knock that had Aussies on their feet. He played a 84-run knock off 208 runs before the controversial decision forced him to return to the dugout.