SYDNEY: Pakistan’s ace batter Babar Azam’s dismissal in the ongoing third Test against Australia irked fans, who raised doubts about the technology in use.
The incident occurred in the 11th over of Pakistan’s innings when Australia’s skipper Pat Cummins bowled a sharp in-swing delivery that beat Babar Azam’s defence and thudded onto his left pad.
Onfield umpire Michael Gough turned down Australia’s appeal but their skipper Pat Cummins opted to challenge the decision.
The ball tracking showed three reds but the fans disagreed with the DRS call and asserted that only less than half of the ball was clicking the left stump.
Babar Azam’s dismissal, consequently, enraged the fans and some of them called for the umpire’s call to be excluded from the rules.
Here is how the fans reacted:
Even he thought its gonna be umpires call https://t.co/6Zt2hLKiia
— Taha (@ayyytommyy) January 3, 2024
Babar Azam looked in good touch out there, another day ruined ;(
Dont you think this shouldve been umpires call? #PakvsAus #AUSvsPAK #BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/laChtZ9sWe
— Sufyan Designer (@sufyan5697) January 3, 2024
Hopefully technology improves so that umpires call should be removed https://t.co/yC7QkGIma2
— Hit Wicket (@Cric7twt) January 3, 2024
Clearly the half ball is missing the stumps so it's should be an umpires call.
They ROBBED us again.#BabarAzam #箱根駅伝 #AUSvsPAK #PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/o2HWoVQZ14
— عفیفہ حیدر (@iam_afifahaider) January 3, 2024
Remove Umpires call Most bizzard rule
In cricket history— Tayyab Bhatti (@tayyabbhatti2) January 3, 2024
Abhi hum bowling kar rahe hote to yeh umpires call pe not out hota https://t.co/nyOXDIwxOZ
— Amna (@Aaamnaaaaaaaa) January 3, 2024
If technology gets out and it comes under umpires call then remove technology if you have to depend on umpires decision
— Ahmed Khan (@AhmedKhan153438) January 3, 2024
For the unversed, Pakistan piled up 313 in the first innings against Australia at the back of important half-centuries by Mohammad Rizwan, Aamir Jamal and Salman Ali Agha.
Pakistan opted to bat first after winning the toss, however, their opening batters failed to justify the decision with Abdullah Shafique and debutant Saim Ayub bagging a duck each.
Skipper Shan Masood and Babar Azam then stitched a brief 35-run stand, before Australian skipper Pat Cummins dismissed Azam to reduce Pakistan to 39-3.
Saud Shakeel continued his struggling form in the series as he also fell prey to Cummins with 47 runs on the board.
Masood played a cautious 35-run knock, adding 49 runs with Mohammad Rizwan for the fifth wicket before Mitchell Marsh got him out in the slips.
Marsh dismissed Masood in the same way two overs earlier while he was batting on 32, however, he overstepped, giving a lifeline to Pakistan’s skipper, who could only manage to add three more runs.
With Pakistan struggling at 96-5, Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha produced a brilliant comeback for their team with a partnership of 94 runs before Jamal’s onslaught guided them to a commendable total.
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