On Shubman Gill Catch Controversy, Pat Cummins' "Best Umpire" Remark

13.06.2023 - 05:03 sports.ndtv.com

Australia skipper Pat Cummins contradicted his counterpart Rohit Sharma's opinion on third umpire Richard Kettleborough, who gave the controversial decision of dismissal of India opener Shubman Gill during the second innings of the World Test Championship final.

After India lost the match, Rohit had stated that the third umpire reached the conclusion a bit quickly and should have seen more replays before taking the call.

He had even called out the WTC organisers for having fewer camera angles at such an important match. Pacer Scott Boland found the edge of India's opener's bat and Cameron Green dove to his left in his preferred gully position to complete the catch.

The decision was sent to the third umpire, where TV umpire Kettleborough declared Gill out. Backing Kettleborough's decision, Cummins called him "probably the best umpire in the world" and stated that the catch taken by Cameron Green was a fair one. "I thought it was a fair catch.

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India's opening batter Shubman Gill recently visited the Paris Saint-Germain stadium Parc des Princes. The football club gifted the cricketer a number 7 jersey. The Indian cricket team players went on their respective vacations after the end of the World Test Championship final against Australia on June 11. Meanwhile, Gill too had a good outing at the French Capital. He posted a video of his visit on Instagram and the comment of his India teammate Ishan Kishan left the internet in splits.

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