Hardik Pandya was dismissed in controversial circumstances in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad after the third umpire decided that he had been bowled, even though it was the wicket-keeper’s glove that removed the bails.
The dismissal came in the 40th over of India’s innings, when Hardik tried to thump Daryl Mitchell at deep third but blocked his shot at the last moment. The off bail was ruled out as the ball passed too close to the stumps and the decision was referred by the on-field umpire to TV umpire K Ananthpadmanabhan.
Replays showed that wicket-keeper Tom Latham, who was standing up to the stumps, had his gloves too close to the bails; The bails were looking a bit flimsy after the ball went over the stumps and went into the gloves of Latham.
The TV umpire checked whether Latham’s gloves were behind the stumps before the ball was taken – which they were, so it was a legal delivery – and he was satisfied that there was no conclusive evidence that the bail was removed by the wicket-keeper’s gloves. was given.
Ravi Shastri, who was doing commentary at the time, was not convinced. Shastri said, “Oh, it’s been given out. Daryl Mitchell must be happy.” “Should be really happy, because if you take a look again at where the keeper’s gloves are, where the ball is when it crosses the stumps, it looks like the ball is at least an inch, inch and a half off the stump. Halfway up … The ball clearly looks over the bails. You can see it goes into the gloves, there’s no red light, it’s only after that. Here it is. From that angle, you can see it The gloves are closer to the bails than the ball.”
Hardik was dismissed for 28 off 38 balls, ending a 74-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Shubman Gill, who scored his maiden double century in ODIs and helped India reach a total of 349 for 8.
In the post-match press conference, Gill said, “As a non-striker, there’s a blind spot, you can’t really tell what’s happened.” “When I was watching the replays, I didn’t think the ball hit the stumps. It’s a bit strange that the ball is hitting Bell and Bell is falling towards the crease instead of the other way but these bails are different. These bails There are heavy bails, and these stumps are different. At the end of the day, you have to go to the third umpire and respect his decision.”
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