Indian cricket was warned by referee Andy Peecroft for the third Test match after captain Virat Kohli and his teammates were furious over the DRS decision involving South African skipper Dean Elgar through the stump microphone They vented their anger at host broadcaster SuperSport. Dean Elgar reviewed Ravichandran Ashwin’s bowling decision in the fourth pitch of South Africa’s 21st inning after on-site referee Marais Erasmus gave the LBW and decision on day 3 of the third Test in Cape Town. Overthrown with the support of Captain Proteas.
As far as the replay goes, it shows the ball pitching down the halfway line and hitting Elgar. However, the trajectory of the ball very mysteriously shows that it is going over the leg stump. Even the referee expressed his shock and was heard saying “that’s impossible” on the stump microphone. Moments later, Ashwin said, “You should find a better way to win Supersport,” while an enraged Kohli kicked the ground in disgust, then got the mic right, and said, “When they serve, Also focus on your team, um! Not just the opposition. Always trying to get people.”
Vice-captain KL Rahul also complained immediately afterwards that “it’s the whole country against 11 guys”, while Ashwin also slammed the broadcaster.
Pycroft is believed to have told the Indian team’s management that the players’ actions were unnecessary and that they could be sanctioned if such a reaction occurs again. However, a report from Cricbuzz said it had confirmed that there were no reprimands or allegations against the team.
Indian players are understood to have escaped sanctions because their anger was directed at the technology, not any officials, and the ICC rules do not contain provisions for criticism of broadcasters or technology.
When asked about the incident at a post-test press conference on Friday, Kohli declined to elaborate. “I don’t have an opinion to make. I understand what’s going on on the pitch and people out there don’t know what’s going on on the pitch. So let me try to justify what we’re doing on the pitch and say ‘we are being Got dizzy…if we can charge there and pick up three wickets, that could be the game-changing moment,” the Indian captain said.
South Africa beat India by seven wickets in the third Test of the deciding series at Newlands Cricket Ground on Friday, with Keegan Peterson blazing with a superb 82.
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