AUS vs IND, 1st Test: Controversial KL Rahul DRS decision divides opinion

“That’s arguable ,” erstwhile Australian batter Michael Hussey said connected Fox Cricket commentary.

“There was a spike connected the Snicko, but was the spike coming from the shot hitting the bat, oregon was it the bat hitting his pad?

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“You tin spot the bat conscionable clipping the pad, truthful you’ve conscionable got to get the timing close … there’s got to beryllium immoderate uncertainty determination successful my mind.”

However, Tom Moody felt it was out. “I don’t deliberation helium had immoderate prime different than to springiness it out,” Tom Moody said connected ABC.

Former India cricketers Murali Vijay and Sanjay Manjrekar has called the dismissal “disappointing.”

“It was mediocre each round. I deliberation the on-field umpires had made the close call. There was nary conclusive evidence,” said Manjrekar connected Disney Hotstar.

Murali Vijay echoed Manjrekar’s sentiment, helium said: “This was the champion I person seen KL Rahul successful the past six months.”

Former India manager Ravi Shastri excessively chipped successful with his sentiment connected the dismissal.

"His pad and bat are not unneurotic astatine that constituent successful clip arsenic the shot passes.

"It's (bat hitting pad) after, successful fact, the shot passes the edge. Does Snicko prime up the dependable of the bat hitting the pad?

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“My archetypal absorption was, was determination capable grounds determination for the 3rd umpire to overrule what was given,” said Shastri connected Fox Sports.

“It was not retired connected the tract of play.

“Did I spot capable determination for maine to beryllium convinced?

“I didn’t spot enough, to beryllium honest.”

Former Australian bowler Kerry O’Keeffe shares the aforesaid sentiment arsenic Shastri. He said: “I deliberation helium was unlucky. I deliberation helium brushed the pad with his bat. There’s nary blistery spot anymore, that would person shown it up,” helium says.

“Rahul was disappointed, you thin to know.

“He threw his arms up successful the air.

“The umpires determination is final.”

Matthew Hayden connected 7Cricket excessively believes that KL Rahul was unlucky.

“His pad and bat are not unneurotic astatine that constituent successful clip arsenic the shot passes,” said Hayden.

“It’s (bat hitting pad) after, successful fact, the shot passes the edge. Does Snicko prime up the dependable of the bat hitting the pad?

“We’re assuming (Snicko) whitethorn beryllium the extracurricular borderline of the bat but that whitethorn not beryllium the case.”

Former umpire Simon Taufel connected 7Cricket said: “”We saw with that broadside connected changeable determination was a spike connected RTS with the bat distant from the pad, successful different words the bottommost of the bat hadn’t reached the pad.

“Therefore rolling that done successful its earthy course, you whitethorn person seen that 2nd spike (on Snicko, to bespeak bat hitting pad) travel through, had it been rolled each the mode through.”