Shubman Gill finally breaks silence on his controversial catch in WTC Final 2023
Scott Boland gave Australia the perfect start on Day 5 of the World Test Championship (WTC) final as he got rid of Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. India requires another 280 runs to create history on what promises to be an intriguing final day of the summit clash. Shubman Gill finally breaks silence on his controversial catch in WTC Final 2023.
Shubman Gill took to social media to post a screenshot of Cameron Green’s controversial catch to dismiss him on Day 4 of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at The Oval on Saturday. Experts were divided over whether Green was able to complete the catch properly at third slip with some videos and pictures suggesting that the ball touched the ground when his hand made impact.
However, the third umpire thought that the catch was fair and Gill was given out. The in-form India opener posted a picture of the catch on Twitter along with a cryptic caption which included the ‘facepalm’ emoji. It happened in the eighth over of India’s chase when Gill nicked the length ball from Scott Boland straight to Green at gully.
The Aussie all-rounder had to dive to his left to complete the stunner. But Gill remained at the crease leaving the umpire to go upstairs for a review. The TV Umpire considered the catch legitimate even as visuals of the ball touching the grass went viral on social media.
After the day’s play, Gill took to social media to share a picture of Green’s catch with the emoticons of magnifying glass as he sarcastically targeted the umpires. Later when Green was asked to share his views on the catch and on Gill’s reaction on it at the end-of-day media conference, the all-rounder kept the burning question alive.
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“At the time I definitely thought I caught it,” Green said. “I think in the heat of the moment, I thought it was clean and threw it up and obviously showed no sign of any doubt. And then it’s left up to the third umpire (Kettleborough) and he agreed.”
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