Controversy and drama surrounded the Indian all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja’s run-out in the first ODI between India and West Indies in Chennai on Sunday (December 15). Even the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli questioned the process taken by the umpires to announce the dismissal.
On the 4th ball of the 48th over, Jadeja jammed the ball to send it to midwicket and ran for a quick single taken, he was earlier declared safe by the umpire despite Roston Chase running in and effecting a direct hit at the non-striker’s end. However, the TV replays showed Jadeja was out of the crease and soon after that on-field umpire called for the third umpire and eventually, Jadeja was ruled out.
Before the next ball was bowled, Kieron Pollard, possibly alerted by the West Indies dressing room, asked the umpire to check the dismissal. After further delay and confusion, the third umpire was called in and the right decision was made. However, questions over the process taken by the umpires remain.
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The drama also resulted in Virat walking toward the boundary line from the dressing room and after the game, he said people sitting in the dressing room watching the replays on TV should not have been allowed to interfere.
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During the post-match presentation ceremony, Virat said, “The fielder appealed and the umpire said ‘not out’. The dismissal ends there. People sitting on the TV outside cannot tell the fielders to then tell the umpire to review it again. I’ve never seen that happen in cricket. I don’t know where the rules are and where the line is drawn. I think the referee and the umpires have to take that up and see that incident again. They have to figure out what needs to be done in cricket. People sitting outside can’t dictate what happens on the field. I think that’s exactly what happened there.”
Kohli suggested that India could have got 15 to 20 extra runs had Jadeja continued to bat. West Indies captain Pollard was, however, happy that the right decision was made.
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Pollard said, “At the end of the day, the right decision was made, which is important. We appealed and the umpire didn’t take it at that time, but eventually, the right decision was made.”
However, one also needs to consider the fact that nothing took place beyond the laws of the game and the ICC playing conditions and it was under the time limit for an on-field umpire to check run-out decisions with the TV umpire.
