KL Rahul walks again to the pavillion on the third day at Oval.
Rahul shouldn’t be the form of participant who would present dissent with the umpire, nevertheless it was a traditional case of bewilderment because the replays later confirmed.
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KL Rahul was not completely satisfied this morning when he was given out after he edged James Anderson. Rahul shouldn’t be the form of participant who would present dissent with the umpire, nevertheless it was a traditional case of bewilderment because the replays later confirmed. The incident occurred within the thirty fourth over of the innings when Anderson induced a faint edge from Rahul. The umpire at the opposite finish didn’t imagine there was one and shook his head as England gamers shouted vociferously for an enchantment. Later skipper Joe Root needed to resort to DRS which confirmed an fascinating factor.
The motive umpire didn’t imagine that Rahul had nicked it as a result of he heard a huge noise at the identical time. It was learnt that whereas taking part in the shot, his bat had hit the again pad. As a batsman Rahul was satisfied that the sound got here from the bat hitting the pad and never the ball kissing his bat. It was weird as umpire overturned the choice and Rahul shook his head in protest earlier than strolling again to pavillion. Here are a few of the reactions of Indian followers.
Nobody appears to know exactlywhat occurred, however one thing not proper with that Rahul DRS.— John Etheridge (@JohnSolarCricket) September 4, 2021
Former India cricketers Sanjay Manhrekar and Ajit Agarkar additionally reacted and helped viewers perceive what had really occurred. “Ultraedge I think worked beautifully. It picked up exactly what happened,” stated Manjrekar within the post-lunch present on Sony Sports Network, explaining Rahul’s dismissal.
“So, the bat while coming down, hit the back pad but made no contact with the front pad. You can see (in the replay) the contact of the ball with the outside edge. But you saw another noise when the bat was coming down. I think Rahul is innocent of what’s happened there. “He had a strong realisation of the bat hitting the back pad. That may have been in his mind and sometimes, it’s difficult to notice a feather-like outside edge. He simply didn’t realise that there was an outside edge too,” Manjrekar stated. Rahul added 83 runs with Rohit Sharma (47 batting), who took India to lunch at 108 for 1, main England by 9 runs.
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