Sharfuddaula's decision controversy: Did Jaiswal know he was out

Sharfuddaula's decision controversy: Did Jaiswal know he was out

Seven Cricket, part of Australian media outlet Seven News, released the video on social media 'X' at 11:52 am yesterday. It is a conversation between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Travis Head. It is not clear what exactly was discussed between the two. But after Head asked Jaiswal something, the Australian cricketer was seen celebrating with both hands raised in response to the Indian opener. Indian media outlets are saying that this is a new twist in the Jaiswal out controversy.

India lost to Australia by 184 runs on the final day of the Melbourne Test yesterday. Chasing 340 runs, India's score was 140 for 6 in 70.5 overs, when Jaiswal was out for a personal score of 84 runs. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey was caught by Pat Cummins' bouncer, even though it was written on the scoreboard, from Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar to BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla are reluctant to accept it. Gavaskar claims that the third umpire's 'visual error'. And Shukla claims, 'clear not out.'

(The simple truth is, Jaiswal is clearly out. There was a clear deflection (of the ball) hitting the bat/gloves. I don't know how it escaped the (field) umpire's eyes. The snickers couldn't understand, the reason was probably too gentle. But in the end, the right decision was taken.

Mark Waugh, former Australian cricketer)

It is also necessary to tell the story of Jaiswal's dismissal, he hooked Cummins' bouncer. The on-field umpire Joel Wilson did not respond to the Australian captain's request. Cummins took the review and the decision went to the third umpire of Bangladesh, Sharfuddaula Ibn Shaheed. The real-time Snicko technology did not show any lines when the ball passed through Jaiswal's bat and gloves. There was a flat line; but the video replay showed that the ball's trajectory changed after hitting the edge of his bat and gloves. Sharfuddaula also said this at the time and then changed the decision of the on-field umpire and declared Jaiswal out; but Jaiswal could not accept the decision. He got into an argument with the two umpires on the field, then left the field.

Let's explain the video of Sevens cricket in more detail. After Cummins took the review, Jaiswal was leaving the crease and moving towards Washington Sundar. At that time, Head asked him something as he passed by him. In response, the Indian opener shook his head a little—since the video was shot from behind, it is not really clear what the meaning of that shaking of the head was; But then Head's reaction made it clear that Jaiswal knew he was out. After receiving Jaiswal's reaction, Head raised both hands and celebrated and walked towards his teammates. While saying something in a celebratory tone, Head also raised his right index finger and showed out. In other words, he walked towards his teammates after getting confirmation from Jaiswal that he was out—at least that's what it seems like after watching the video. Even the video's commentary says in the same tone, "Yes, he said it hit (the bat)."

If that's the case, then two questions arise. One. If Jaiswal knew he was out, then why did he let the matter escalate to the third umpire? Maybe he put India's situation in the match aside and thought about the team. That too was acceptable; because, such a thing is not new in international cricket. Second question, then what is the reason for getting into an argument with the umpires on the field after the third umpire gave out?

However, the controversy has been going on since that out. Gavaskar told Star Sports, "We have seen many times, the ball falls on the seam and does not hit the bat and swings late, very close. From a distance, it seems that the ball hit the edge of the bat...due to visual error, it seems that the ball hit the bat. Here too, there was a visual error. If the technology says it is not out, then there is no chance of giving an out."

BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla said in a post on social media, "Yashaswi Jaiswal is clearly not out. The third umpire should have taken the decision as per the advice of the technology. The third umpire should have irrefutable evidence to overturn the decision of the on-field umpire."

Former umpire Simon Taufel, who has been recognized as the ICC Umpire of the Year for a record five times, gave the answer to the question about irrefutable evidence yesterday. The Australian told Seven News that the deviation of the ball's trajectory is the 'final proof'. In Taufel's words, "In my opinion, it's an out. The third umpire ultimately made the right decision... When the umpire sees a clear deflection of the bat (of the ball), there is no need to go further or use any technology to prove it. A clear deflection (of the ball) is the final proof."

Even after the loss, India captain Rohit Sharma also spoke in favor of the third umpire, "With the naked eye, it looked like he (Jaiswal) hit something (with his bat). I don't know how the umpires want to use technology. But all things considered, I think he touched the ball...."

Still, the controversy did not stop, and former Australian legend Mark Waugh also said clearly, "The plain truth is, Jaiswal is a clear out. There was a clear deflection of the ball (by bat/gloves). I don't know how it escaped the (field) umpire's eyes. The snitch didn't understand, probably because it was too soft. But in the end the right decision was made.'

Former England captain Michael Vaughan also wrote on X today, 'Stop this...it's out. All the decisions yesterday were correct. The Australian team was just better this week