Pat Cummins was denied DRS by an umpire on a ruling involving Mohammed Siraj, sparking a massive uproar.
On Sunday, the opening of play on Day 4 of India’s fourth Test against Australia resulted in an epic incident at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as Pat Cummins attempted to review a decision made by the third umpire. It incident transpired while Australia was appealing for Mohammed Siraj’s dismissal after he appeared to have edged a delivery into the clutches of a fielder in slips. Unsure about the dismissal, the on-field umpires chose to submit the case to the third umpire, who believed the ball bounced on the pitch after striking SIraj’s bat.Cummins and his team contested the decision made by the third umpire in favor of the batter, with the Australia captain even indicating DRS to request that the call be reviewed again. The on-field umpire, however, informed him that the third umpire had already made a ruling. As a result, it can no longer be reviewed.
Irfan Pathan, a former cricket player for India, made fun of Australia during the discussion in the commentary box, stating that the hosts are likely thinking it’s 2008 and that they can influence the umpires.
“This is fascinating. This is something I have never seen before. “You took it upstairs on your own behalf as umpires, but I want to review the decision,” he says. On broadcast, Gilchrist stated, “I do believe it needs to be looked at very closely.”
After the ball struck the bat, the umpire reported seeing it bounce. “That call was extremely brief, with only two replays,” Shastri remarked.
For those who are unfamiliar, India’s 2007–2008 tour of Australia resulted in numerous umpiring rulings against them. Andrew Symonds, for example, had a definite deviation off his bat but was not declared out.
However, even though the ball did not hit his bat, Yuvraj Singh of India was declared out caught. In one of the incidents, Ricky Ponting, the captain of Australia, informed the umpire that Sourav Ganguly had been caught cleanly in the slip cordon, although this was untrue.
