KL Rahul dismissal controversy: ‘Thought it was just a regulation wicket,’ says Mitchell Starc

Rahul (26), who anchored India’s innings was controversially fixed retired aft a reappraisal of caught down disconnected the bowling of Starc connected the changeable of luncheon connected Day 1 successful Perth.

While the on-field umpire didn’t springiness it retired originally, it was overturned aft a spike appeared connected snicko, adjacent though Rahul felt that it was from his bat hitting his pad. The Indian opener was successful implicit disbelief and had a chat with the on-field umpires earlier walking backmost to the hut.

Former India caput manager Ravi Shastri, who was commentating for Fox Cricket, said determination was not capable grounds for the 3rd umpire to overturn the on-field official’s not retired decision.

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

Former Australia batter Michael Hussey admitted connected aerial that the 3rd umpire’s determination was a arguable one.

“That’s arguable – determination 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?” Hussey asked portion commentating for the aforesaid channel.
“You tin spot the bat conscionable clipping the pad, truthful you’ve conscionable got to get the timing right…there’s got to beryllium immoderate uncertainty determination successful my mind.”