Former Indian wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel gave his two cents over Suryakumar Yadav’s controversial wicket against England in the fourth T20I. Suryakumar Yadav looked destructive during his first international innings for India at the Narendra Modi stadium. However, his exploits came to an end with English player Dawid Malan claimed his catch in the deep.
IND vs ENG: Was it a fair decision from the umpires?
The on-field umpire arguably didn’t have a clear look at Malan’s catch. However, the umpire was asked to give a soft signal before the matter went to the third umpire. Malan’s catch looked unclean as in some footages the ball was seen touching the ground. However, the third umpire stuck to the on-field umpire’s decision and approved Surya’s wicket. This mayhem of a decision created lots of buzz on social media.
Indian fans were fuming because of what seemed to be a bizarre and rushed decision from the umpires. The ‘soft signal’ rule costed the wicket of in-form Suryakumar Yadav, who could have carried on with his exploits against England till the later stage of the innings. India, however, went on to win the game by 8 runs.
Third umpire while making that decision. #INDvENGt20 #suryakumar pic.twitter.com/JJp2NldcI8
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 18, 2021
IND vs ENG: Parthiv Patel shares his views
Parthiv Patel, while speaking about the incident, said “If I have to answer that straight, I don’t think cricket needs a soft signal. You have got to be straightforward. Either it’s out or not out. If you are not sure, go to the third umpire and tell ‘you make your own decision’. ‘We have not seen it, you make your own decision’. That was the case before.
“You have got to understand that does not mean you’re not out. When the field umpire goes to the third umpire without any soft signal, that doesn’t mean that you’re not. It’s a decision that the third umpire has to make because ‘we don’t know what happened on the field’,” Parthiv Patel said on Star Sports.
