Cricket“Does this apply to Indians only ?”- Gambhir blasts sledgers after Bairstow’s controversial dismissal
Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal on day 5 of the second Ashes test has created a huge controversy everywhere, and the internet is flooded with tweets and reactions. Bairstow was dismissed by a runout by Australian Wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Bairstow thought the ball was dead, but it wasn’t, so he wandered outside the crease after letting the ball go, thinking it was the end of the over, but Carey threw the ball directly to stumps, and it followed the rules, and Bairstow was given out, but it sparked a debate online as many wrote that it was against the spirit of the game, while many are questioning Australia’s tactics to get the wickets in such a manner.
Bairstow’s dismissal was the turning point of the game
Bairstow’s wicket was the turning point of the match as England went all out for 327. Despite a brilliant century from Ben Stokes, the team couldn’t recover from that point. The dismissal caused worldwide dismay and anger among English fans. There was a lot of uproar over the Australians being called “cheaters” and many other things. Amidst the uproar over the wicket, former India batsman Gautam Gambhir was not particularly impressed and hit out at questions on the decisions.
Gambhir lashed out sledgers
Gambhir tweeted, Hey sledgers… Does the spirit of the game’s logic apply only to you, or is it just Indians? Looking at this tweet, One can only reminisce about the Nottingham Test between India and England in 2011, which had a similar incident regarding Ian Bell. During that test, the former England skipper was roaming outside the crease, thinking the ball was hit for a boundary when it was not. Eoin Morgan played a shot towards square leg on Ishant Sharma’s delivery, and the fielder Praveen Kumar thought it was a boundary and passed the ball back to the wicketkeeper. MSD collected the ball and passed it to the fielder on the non-striker’s end, who blew the bails. The ball wasn’t dead yet, so Bell was given out.
India withdrew the appeal
As the session came to an end, the Indian team stormed off the field as the crowd felt it was against the spirit of the game. When the play resumed after tea, it was surprising as Bell came out to bat again because Dhoni and Team India withdrew their appeal and the decision was rendered null and void. Apparently, Sachin Tendulkar convinced Dhoni to withdraw.
