This umpire might be blind. While in the presence of new
technology he went for this worst decision. Australian cricket fans and fans
all over the world has a strong reaction to the decision of the third umpire.
Even the Australian PM also reacted soon after this decision by the umpire.
“That was one of the worst cricket umpiring decisions I have
ever seen.”Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd tweeted almost immediately
after the umpire decision.
“That may be a little
extreme. The recall that is. But what a bad decision’’ Kevin Rudd
Australian spin bowler shain
Warn also expressed his views he was shocked that Dharmasena upheld on-field
umpire Tony Hill’s initial decision to give Khawaja out. I can’t believe
that. It’s just a staggering decision.
Another former England captain, Alec Stewart, added- “That
is a ridiculous decision by both the on & off field umpires. DRS creating
yet more controversy. Any wonder players don’t walk!”
Despite all three technologies
indicating there was no contact between bat and ball, the third umpire still
upheld Hill’s initial on-field decision to give Khawaja out.
Cricket Australia is asking the International Cricket
Council to explain why third umpire Kumar Dharmasena upheld an on-field call at
Old Trafford, despite replay technology indicating that Khawaja’s bat made no
contact with the ball the ‘edge’ being the essential ingredient for a
caught-behind decision.
Watch this video and the
decision that create a panic in the cricket world.
