Hardik Pandya’s dismissal became a point of debate among former cricketers.

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Hyderabad. All-rounder Hardik Pandya’s bizarre dismissal in India’s first ODI against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Wednesday sparked a controversy among former cricketers. The controversy occurred in the 40th over of India’s innings, when Hardik tried to hit Daryl Mitchell at third man, but the ball hit his off-stump, but it seemed as if the bails fell off wicket-keeper Toss Latham’s gloves. But the ball went too close to the stumps and was referred by the on-field umpires. The TV umpire declared him out.

Replays showed that wicketkeeper New Zealand captain Tom Latham was very close to the stumps. He also had his gloves very close to the bails, which began to glow just after the ball passed over the stumps and was cleanly picked up by the keeper.

The TV umpire, watching the replays once again, tried to check whether the ball first hit Latham’s glove-stump or the wicket. He was eventually satisfied that the bails had come down from the ball and not the gloves.

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who was doing English commentary at the time of Hardik’s dismissal, was not entirely convinced about the decision. Oops, it’s given out! Daryl Mitchell should be happy. Because, if you take a look again at where the keeper’s gloves are, where the ball is going near the stumps, it looks like the ball was at least an inch above the stumps.

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer tweeted, “Clear distinction between ball and bails, ball inside gloves, bails not lit yet, bails lit after ball hits gloves, Hardik not out.”

In the next over and it happened again, when Shubman Gill shot Michael Bracewell for two runs, the Gills again fell to the ground. This time it was clear that the bails had fallen after contact made by Latham’s gloves.

Hardik was dismissed for 28 off 38 balls, ending a 74-run fifth-wicket partnership with Shubman Gill, who scored 208 off 149 balls, his maiden double century in ODIs, to take India to 349/8 in 50 overs. Reached the huge score of.
–IANS

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