Umpires' poor performance comes to the fore even as India's stand against DRS costs them dear
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara's unfortunate dismissal in the second Test at the Gabba on Wednesday caused a row on Twitter, with Australia’s Michael Clarke also sympathising with him and the tourists.
Pujara was wrongly given out after a Josh Hazlewood delivery brushed the grill of his helmet and went through to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin for a simple catch.
India's refusal to use the Decision Review System (DRS) caused them damage.
Pujara first swayed away from a rising Hazlewood delivery and moved his hands to shield his face, which fooled umpire Ian Gould into thinking the ball had made contact with the batsman's gloves. Replays clearly showed the ball hitting his helmet.
- Photos from Gabba Test, Day 1
Twitter exploded in cricket-loving India and even Clarke tweeted saying, "Not a great decision that one."
But Clarke’s Twitter followers were not very understanding of the same. They questioned India’s stance against the DRS, one of them tweeting in reply to Clarke’s tweet: “India’s fault for not using the DRS."
Others also blew the same bugle but also raised doubts on the umpiring standards in the series thus far.
One @VkohliAdmirer tweeted: “umpiring Standard Has Been poor Thought the Series Yet they Depend On DRS Now” and another (@ydj_love) tweeted: “India not using DRS has overshadowed the fact that the umpires have been very poor this series."
