Steven Smith is "100 per cent" sure he put his hand under the ball when he tried to catch Virat Kohli at slip on the first day of the SCG Test, a decision that was referred to the umpire's television and was ultimately ruled inadmissible."100%".
I can't deny it, 100 per cent," Smith told Fox Sports during the lunch break when asked if he put his hand under the ball. "But the umpire has made his decision. Let's move on."The incident happened in the eighth hour after India elected to bat in Sydney the first ball Kohli faced. He beat Scott Boland to second slip, where Smith dived to his right and appeared to catch the ball close to the ground before taking it in the air towards Gully, where Marnus Labuschagne completed the catch. The on-field umpires referred the catch to television umpire Joel Wilson, who ultimately ruled that the ball had hit the ground just before Smith hit it out of the air towards Labuschagne.Speaking on Channel 7, former ICC umpire Simon Taufel said "he could certainly understand what the third official did there".
"I think you described it very well when you said that depending on which side of the fence you are on, you can probably make a case for any decision," said Taufel. "Listening to Joel Wilson's language, where he says his fingers were under the ball and then he saw it roll on the ground, with his language he tells us that he believes he sees this ball on the ground. ground."So here are two things that the television referee is looking for. One of them is the fingers under the ball. He was happy from that point of view. But then, thanks to these images, I think he clearly saw the ball on the ground. And here's the challenge: slow it down as much as possible in slow motion. Play at real speed and it looks fantastic. I can certainly understand what the third officer did there. I believe he saw the ball on the ground and called it as he saw it. Normally, the ICC protocol The thing about straight grips is that if you see your fingers under the ball, it's good to keep a straight grip. But here's the thing: the field referee no longer has the sweet signal and makes the decision, it's now only in the hands of the TV referee. "After surviving that tight first ball, Kohli was unbeaten on 12 off 48 balls at lunch on the first day of the fifth Test in Sydney, where India were 57 for 3 in a must-win match tied and to keep the border- Gavaskar.Truffeu.