Ricky Ponting gives his verdict on Shubman Gill’s dismissal. “Everyone in India will think it is not out, and everyone in Australia will think it is out,” Ponting added.
Former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting believes the umpire made the correct judgment on Day 4 of the World Test Championship (WTC) final regarding Cameron Green’s catch of Shubman Gill. On Day 4, just before tea, third umpire Richard Kettleborough declared the Indian opener out. After Australian pacer Scott Boland produced an edge, the ball sped towards Green at gully. Green dove to his left and made a spectacular catch.
The on-filed umpires were not convinced by the cleanness of the catch and referred the case to the third umpire, who determined that the fielder had his hands under the ball and was in control of it. Rohit Sharma and Gill both struck fantastic shots to help India get off to a flying start. India were assign a goal of 444 to win the WTC final. Gill’s exit destroy a fantastic opening partnership of 41.
Meanwhile, India supporters were as taken aback as Rohit and Gill were following their ejection. Similarly, former Australia captain thinks that the umpires made the correct judgement when determining whether the fielder had possession of the ball at the time of the catch.
“When I saw it live, I knew it had carried to him on the full, but from all the replays we’d seen. I wasn’t sure what happened after that. ” I believe parts of the ball did contact the ground, and the umpire interpreted that as long as the fielder has complete control of the ball before it hits the ground, it is out. That had to be the umpires’ interpretation, and I believe that is exactly what happen. “It probably carried six or eight inches off the ground, then there was another action,” Ponting told ICC.
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There will be a lot of criticism about the decision: Ricky Ponting
The 48-year-old stated that the move will be met with widespread criticism, the most of which will come from India.
“I’m sure there will be a lot of talk about it, and probably more talk in India than in Australia. ” Everyone in India will believe it is not out, while everyone in Australia believes it is out. If it had been given out on the field, I believe the third umpire would have had to produce conclusive evidence to reverse that decision, and I don’t believe there would have been any,” he said.
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