The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy has begun with the Perth Test. After winning the coin toss, India captain Jasprit Bumrah decided to bat first. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal came on to start the match but failed to do anything special. In the third over, Mitchell Starc’s Yashasvi Jaiswal gave the team their first blow. Jaiswal couldn’t even open his own account. After this, Devdutt Padikkal also returned to the pavilion on a duck. Virat Kohli was also unable to do anything special and fell victim to Josh Hazlewood after scoring just 5 runs. During this period, KL Rahul held one end and gradually added runs to the team.
KL almost stood firm after playing more than 70 goals, but something happened on the 23rd that caused controversy. In fact, India put 47 runs on the scoreboard after losing 3 wickets in 22 overs. Pant came at the crease after scoring 10 runs and KL Rahul came at the crease after scoring 26 runs. After that, Mitchell Starc came on in the 23rd over. Second ball of the over, Starc bowls a long ball and KL goes to defend it. The ball comes very close to the bat and into the hands of the keeper. The Australian player made a strong appeal but was rejected.
The third referee’s decision caused an uproar
Seeing KL losing a big wicket, Australia captain Pat Cummins immediately reviewed the situation. Thereafter, replays showed that the pressure gauge moved as soon as the ball came close to the bat. The Australian players were excited after seeing this on the big screen in the stadium. After a while, the TV referee also asked the on-field referee to overturn the decision. KL Rahul looked very disappointed with the decision as the bat also hit the pads while the spikes were visible. It was revealed that there were only two angles available to the TV referees throughout the incident. Just like that, Kuala Lumpur’s wicket created a stir on the first day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Now, many former Indian cricketers have raised questions about Kuala Lumpur’s wickets.
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