Shubman Gill Catch Controversy IND vs AUS Final: A controversy broke out during the final match being played between India and Australia in London. In the second innings of the World Test Championship final, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma came to open for India. During this, Shubman got out after scoring 18 runs. Controversy has erupted on social media regarding his decision to be dismissed. The fans accused the umpire and the Australian team of cheating. Even the spectators sitting in the stadium started shouting.
In fact, during India’s second innings, Shubman and Rohit arrived to open. During this, Shubman caught Green on Boland’s ball. In this way they got out. But the decision to dismiss Shubman sparked controversy. After the on-field umpire, the third umpire also declared him out. Gill’s catch was taken by Cameron Green. When he reached to bowl, some spectators started shouting ‘cheater-cheater’. Many types of trends started running on social media regarding Gill.
Many former veteran players have also tweeted about Shubman’s wicket. Former Indian player Virender Sehwag made an interesting tweet. He has tweeted a photo of a man who is blindfolded. Sehwag has targeted the umpire through this tweet. Apart from Sehwag, thousands of Twitter users have reacted to Gill’s wicket. Most of the fans of Team India have termed it wrong.
Significantly, Australia scored 469 runs in the first innings and 270 runs in the second innings. The team had declared the second innings. In response, India scored 296 runs in the first innings. Till the time of writing the news, Team India had scored 101 runs in 23 overs with the loss of 3 wickets in the second innings.
Out or Not Out???
Slow motion says that the ball touches the grass before the catch is completed. Also, The roar from the crowd. It’s never given out.& When in doubt, it’s not out. Blunder by third umpire.#WTCFinal2023#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/nBSjOMRz6J— V (@Vcrickett123) June 10, 2023
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