New Zealand opener Will Young will be furious with himself as he walked back to the dressing room despite being not out. The last ball of third over of New Zealand's second innings of Day 4 will haunt for a long time as he had to leave the field on the basis of technicality. To the naked eye, it seemed like Ashwin had got his man trapped in front of the wickets. However, the review — which was not taken — showed otherwise.
As the sharp turner from Ashwin hit Young straight on the pads, the umpire Virender Sharma's finger went up straight away. the Kiwi opener was confused whether he should opt for DRS or not. He tried to consult his batting partner Tom Latham but did not get a clear answer straight away. It was too late by the time Young signalled for review.
At first, it looked like the Kiwi opener signalled just in time but the on-field umpires denied the review because he took more than 15 seconds to do it. Few seconds later the hawkeye showed that there was enough turn on the ball to miss the stumps. Had Young reviewed in time, he would have survived.
The umpiring standards in the Kanpur Test have been lacklustre. In New Zealand's first innings, the umpire took three wrong decisions against Latham. At one point, the southpaw was livid with the umpire because there was a clear inside edge off the bat.
It was a huge wicket in the context of the game as Young scored 89 runs in the first innings. Chasing a huge total of 284, New Zealand lost one wicket for just four runs in four overs they played on Day 4. No visiting team in 21st century has been able to chase down a total in excess of 150 against India. On a fifth day pitch, India have their noses in front with three quality spinners in the side.
