A livid Yashasvi Jaiswal confronted the on-field umpires before making the long walk back at a crucial juncture on the final day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, when a doubtful caught-behind appeal against him was given ‘out’ by the third umpire.
After Pat Cummins’s appeal was turned down, he immediately asked for a video referral; and the third umpire from Bangladesh, Sharfuddoula Saikat, started looking at different parameters on video replays.
Jaiswal, batting on 84, went for a pull shot, but missed connection as the ball went close to the face of the bat as well as his gloves. The ‘Snicko’ didn’t apparently show any conclusive evidence of the ball touching either the bat or the glove. However, Saikat ruled the decision in the favour of the bowler, leaving Jaiswal shocked.
The batter, who had scored 82 in the first innings, was visibly unhappy and walked up to the umpires on the field to check. But the ‘not out’ decision was reversed as per the message relayed by the third umpire.
It left India staring at a defeat, with the scorecard reading 140 for 7 as the visitors chased a 340-run target.
India were moving towards safety with an 88-run stand between Jaiswal and Pant (30), until a rush of blood from the Indian wicketkeeper against part-time spinner Travis Head led to his dismissal.
India slipped from 121 for 3 to 140 for 7 as Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Reddy followed Pant back in the hut before the wicket of Jaiswal.
The five-match series is level at 1-1, with the last Test to be played in Sydney.
