In the third ODI between India and England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar was seen visibly frustrated while commentating. It happened after a controversy arose when Tom Banton opted for a review despite being clearly caught behind with an edge.
Tom Banton’s Dismissal
To Banton scored 38 off 41 balls and was dismissed on the final delivery of the 18th over while chasing India’s massive total of 357. Kuldeep Yadav had bowled a slower delivery and Banton leaned forward to defend but the ball caught an outside edge. KL Rahul managed to successfully get the catch and on-field umpire sided India’s appeal and gave Banton out.
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Banton’s DRS Review
Despite the decision, Banton appeared doubtful and consulted non-striker Joe Root before challenging call. However the UltraEdge technology confirmed a small spike when the ball passed the bat there was an edge. Gavaskar was visibly upset in the commentary box, criticizing Banton’s decision to take the review and labelled it as ‘school cricket’ mistake, inciting that the batter should have been aware if they edged the ball.
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Sunil Gavaskar Furious
“Are you serious? Taking a review when you nick the ball, I mean, how can a batter not know that he has nicked the ball and particularly the batter not hit the bat or the ground? This is international cricket. This is not school cricket. You might sometimes not know, but this is international cricket. It makes less sense because he went over to the non-striker to consult,” he said.
