KL Rahul’s Controversial Day: The five-match Test series between India and Australia is underway. The first match of the series is being played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. A tremendous performance was seen in this test on the first day itself. 17 wickets have fallen in one day.
India won the toss and elected to bat first. India scored 150 runs all out. Australia’s innings collapsed while chasing these runs. At the end of the first day, Australia has scored 67 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.
KL Rahul’s Controversial Dismissal
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India still has a lead of 83 runs and has a chance to take three wickets in quick succession on the second day. KL Rahul was in the news on the first day. His wicket became the talk of the town while batting. A bad or unbeaten discussion was raging.
KL Rahul scored 26 runs off 74 balls. Australia took a DRS review for KL Rahul’s wicket. The ball went close to his bat but the snickometer showed movement. Then the TV umpire changed the on-field umpire’s decision and gave out. So KL Rahul was disappointed.
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KL Rahul’s Stunning Catch Sparks Debate
The Australian team was in a different mood for batting. But captain Jasprit Bumrah broke Australia’s backbone. Australia had lost 4 wickets for 31 runs. So Mitchell Marsh was playing with care.
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Then the ball was handed over to Mohammad Siraj. Siraj bounced the ball and outswinged it quickly. Then the edge of Marsh’s bat went between the third and second slip.
Then KL Rahul jumped forward and caught the ball before it fell. But the field umpire appealed to the TV umpire for out or not out.
The third umpire repeatedly checked the catch. After checking from different angles, the third umpire finally decided that Marsh was out. After this, there is a discussion on social media that KL Rahul has claimed his wicket.
Because Marsh had to go to the third umpire for out or not out. This decision was also a difficult one. But the umpires threw this decision into the hands of India.
