Former Indian cricketer Surinder Khanna has shared his thoughts on India’s disappointing 184-run loss to Australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar series in Melbourne on Monday. While Khanna praised Yashasvi Jaiswal’s batting, he criticized his dismissal and the team’s overall efforts, comparing it to Sunil Gavaskar’s approach to his controversial dismissal. “Jaishwar was the only one who batted, the rest went back and forth,” Khanna said, highlighting Jaiswal’s outstanding performance amidst his team’s struggles.
Khanna delved into Jaiswal’s controversial firing and highlighted the use of technology and the role of player integrity in the game.
“The umpire first gave him a not-out. The fielders were given an inquiry. There was a snickometer on the inquiry and according to Sunil Gavaskar, there was no deflection in it, but when you look at it with the naked eye, it was 1.5. There’s a difference.” After hitting the gloves at a 15-17 degree angle, the ball slowed down and wicketkeeper Alex Carey had to dive forward to take the catch. “Strictly speaking, there was no deflection on the snickometer, but since I was the keeper, I would say it hit his glove,” he said.
Khanna compared the situation to the behavior of former cricketers and said, “Earlier there were players like Gilchrist who used to walk away, but now youngsters like Jaiswal don’t walk away. He doesn’t take an edge. That’s what I said, but that’s what it was.” Gavaskar says he doesn’t see any distortion in the snickometer, but when I asked him, he himself never left. One time I caught you behind the stumps 15 times and you were only out four times. What about the other 11 times? He used to laugh and say when I wasn’t out, so the umpire gave me an out a few times. , so I never left, isn’t this the right thing to do? ”
Khanna expressed concern about the impact such decisions would have on the match, especially on the bowlers, saying, “If we were leading, we would have walked away because the bowlers would have given you out and the umpires would “Because when we give no, we are sad,” he continued. If a bowler scores a century, he is kicked out of the team. When you get a batsman like Gavaskar, he gets 4-5 more wickets. Similarly, if Jaiswal is sent off, the rest are already out. So one decision can play a big role, and again from a professional point of view, Sunny bhai was right, but what about that big change in direction?”
“The next batsman came and got the bat pad, but he didn’t agree and said the ball was up. I used to be a wicketkeeper so I can see clearly. I knew it was going to hit the bat.” he is dishonest ”
Khanna also praised the Australian team’s performance and criticized India’s fielding, saying, “The Australians played great cricket. We had to bat around 77 or 80 overs in a day. But we couldn’t do that. The opener and the top order were a set.” When I started watching it was 30 overs and by 30 overs there were 29 runs. ”
Reflecting on the missed chances, he said: “The Australians were sent off at 60-6. They should have been sent off at 80-85 but the dropped catch cost us.” I dropped the book only in Jaiswal. It’s a direct chance.” You can’t let a catch like this fall, and we paid dearly for it. ”
Surinder Khanna’s insights highlight the key moments and decisions that influenced the outcome of matches and highlight the slim margins that separate victory from defeat in Test cricket.
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