Twitter Reaction
Twitterati Trolled Alex Carey For False Appealing
By CricShots - Nov 22, 2018 2:44 pm
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On Wednesday, the first T20I between Australia and India which was played at the Gabba, Brisbane, was a humdinger of a game, but it was the hosts who prevailed over Virat Kohli’s men by just four runs. India was chasing a target of 174 in 17 overs (DLS Method) as the heavy downpour interrupted during the first innings. Opener Shikhar Dhawan’s 42-ball 76 and Dinesh Karthik late-innings rush (30 off 13 balls) took the visitors within a striking distance of victory but they lost.

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Alex Carey appealed for hit-wicket

The match saw quite a few high performances from both the teams, but there was also a moment of controversy which set the social media abuzz. It was the ‘hit wicket’ instance in the ninth over of India’s innings which saw the Aussie wicket-keeper Alex Carey facing a backlash.

It so happened in the first delivery of the over which spinner Adam Zampa was bowling. The ball was hit on the offside by KL Rahul and it was seen that one of the bails lit up and fell down. The first impression was that the batsman’s leg hit the stumps and the fielding side claimed his dismissal. The Australian wicket-keeper looked unsure of the actual thing.

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The matter was hence referred to the third umpire. In the replay, it was clearly seen that Rahul’s bat or backfoot was nowhere near the stumps and the bails were dislodged by the touch of the wicket-keeper’s gloves. The ball was deemed illegal as the umpire called it a no-ball and Rahul took a couple in the free hit that followed next. However, the Australians had the last laugh in the very next ball as Alex Carey stumped Rahul out and the decision was confirmed by the third umpire.

The Twitterati was, however, furious with the ‘hit wicket’ controversy and trolling Carey, who made his international debut this year itself, even calling him a “cheat”. They also criticized Australia, a side which of late has come under heavy criticism over matters related to ethical conduct on the field.

Here are some of the reactions that the Twitterati came up over Carey’s act:

https://twitter.com/Heyankit_mufc/status/1065449323276713985

https://twitter.com/youwillconfuse/status/1065304359968227328

https://twitter.com/srinath245/status/1065256274986590208

https://twitter.com/amrendrakumar02/status/1065224299949084673

https://twitter.com/gentlemanraj07/status/1065216630341468161

https://twitter.com/BoredCricketFan/status/1065205988561575936