IND vs NZ 3rd Test: New Zealand defeated India by 25 runs in 2 days and 2 sessions of Mumbai Test. With this, New Zealand whitewashed the Indian team 3-0 in the Test series on its own soil. In the last match of the series played in Mumbai, India had a target of only 147 runs to win, but the Indian team was all out for 121 runs. However, during the match, when the Indian team was in trouble, Rishabh Pant led the innings and batted aggressively. During this time it seemed that India would win this match easily, but it could not happen and Pant was out in a controversial manner. Captain Rohit Sharma and former South African captain AB de Villiers have also expressed concern regarding this.
Batting first after winning the toss in the Mumbai Test, New Zealand scored 235 runs in its first innings. In reply, India’s first innings ended at 263 runs, giving India a lead of 28 runs. After this, New Zealand’s second innings ended at 174 runs, and India got the target of 147 runs, but the Indian team was reduced to 121 runs. India’s top order was a complete flop. Rohit Sharma (11), Shubman Gill (1), Virat Kohli (1), Yashasvi Jaiswal (5), and Sarfaraz Khan (1) returned to the pavilion after scoring runs. After this Pant made a partnership of 42 runs with Ravindra Jadeja for the sixth wicket. Jadeja was out after scoring 6 runs and Pant was out after scoring 64 runs, after which the Indian innings collapsed.
Know why the controversy happened
During the Indian innings, New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel created an opportunity to dismiss Pant on the fourth ball of the 22nd over. The ball hit Pant’s pad and was caught by wicketkeeper Tom Blundell. The New Zealand team appealed strongly, but the umpire declared Pant not out. After this New Zealand captain Tom Latham took the review. The third umpire, after checking for a long time, signaled the ground umpire to give him out. Indian fans including Pant were surprised by this decision.
De Villiers expressed concern
Not only the Indian team, former South African captain AB de Villiers was also surprised by this decision. He posted on X, “Controversy! Did Pant hit him with the bat or not?” UltraEdge showed spikes from Pant’s bat and pad, which caused confusion. De Villiers also raised questions as to why hotspots were not required in this type of case.
Controversy! Little gray area once again. Did Pant get bat on that or not? Problem is when the ball passes the bat at exactly the same time a batter hits his pad snicko will pick up the noise. But how sure are we he hit it? I’ve always worried about this and here it happens at a…
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) November 3, 2024
Captain Rohit Sharma expressed his displeasure
During the press conference after the end of the match, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma said that if we say something, it will not be taken well, but if there is no clear decision, then the decision taken on the field should remain intact. That decision was very important for us. Rohit Sharma’s statement made it clear that he is not happy with the decision of the umpire.
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