The circumstances surrounding Yashasvi Jaiswal’s exclusion from the ongoing Boxing Day Test in Melbourne have sparked a huge debate in the cricketing world. Chasing the target of 340 runs for the Australian team, Yashasvi (84) played steadily and tried to keep up with the Indian team. The decision on Pat Cummins at 70.5, however, was controversial.
Yashasvi tried to play the ball but it fell into the wicketkeeper’s hands. After the umpire called out “no out,” Australia’s captain Cummins resorted to DRS. The third umpire checked the ball’s trajectory and called him out. However, the fact that the Snico meter showed “no out” has left netizens and fans disappointed, raising questions about the reliability of the technology.
Snico operator Warren Brennan explained the decision: “There was no sound when this shot was fired, so there was no spike. The hot spot solved the problem,” he said. However, renowned referee Simon Taufel defended the decision, saying, “Technology allowed us to understand the trajectory of the ball. It was the right decision.”
Amid the controversy, Jaiswal achieved another feat. With 1,478 runs, he became only the third Indian batsman to score the most Test runs in a single year. Though his talent is highly regarded, his dismissal remains a hot topic of discussion among cricket fans.
