PCB to address umpiring and technological concerns to ICC. Pakistan lost the match second Test by 79 runs.
Mohammad Rizwan was given out in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) after Australia skipper Pat Cummins decided to review a caught behind. The 31-year-old was dissatisfied with the third umpire’s judgment. Because nothing tangible was detected on the hotspot but there was a distinct increase in the snickometer.
Later, the Pakistan camp explained that the ball struck just above the stumper-batter’s wrist and voiced unhappiness with the technology. Meanwhile, according to sources, PCB head Zaka Ashraf met with team director Mohammad Hafeez following the match, when the latter conveyed information regarding the poor use of technology in the series’ second Test, which the Shan Masood-led side lost by 79 runs. PCB, on the other hand, is extremely likely to take the matter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to address their complaints over the Test’s poor umpiring.
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I am not against technology in the game, but if it brings doubt and confusion: Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez, in particular, enragedat Mohammad Rizwan’s removal on Day 4. The former cricketer state that he is not oppose to technology, but that it might be confusing at times. He also shared his thoughts on the match’s umpiring standards. The 43-year-old remarked that the on-field umpires were inconsistent, which harmed the game’s beauty.
“When you look at the entire game, the umpires made very inconsistent decisions. ” “We play this beautiful game of cricket with natural instinct. We all know the basics of the game. ” Hafeez quoted as saying by NDTV.
“I am not oppose to technology in the game. However, if it causes doubt and confusion, it is not appropriate. Some decisions were difficult to comprehend. When the ball hits the stumps, it is always out. “I’ll never understand why an umpire’s call exists,” he explained.
Pakistan is currently losing the three-match series 2-0. The last match of the series will be play in Sydney on January 3.
“I am not oppose to technology in the game. However, if it causes doubt and confusion, it is not appropriate. Some decisions were difficult to comprehend. When the ball hits the stumps, it is always out. “I’ll never understand why an umpire’s call exists,” he explained.
Pakistan is currently losing the three-match series 2-0. The last match of the series will be play in Sydney on January 3.
