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WTC Final 2023: Ponting said on Green’s catch, the right decision was taken

London. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that all-rounder Cameron Green’s hand touched the ground at one point while taking the catch of India opener Shubman Gill on the fourth day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Credited for taking the right decision. Gill was batting on 18 when Scott Boland edged his bat to the left of Green, who took the catch an inch off the ground. Green began celebrating soon after. During this, the Indian opener stood at the crease. Third umpire Richard Kettleborough then declared Gill out.

India captain Rohit Sharma shouted ‘no’ in frustration as chants of ‘dhokha, dhokha’ erupted around the stands at The Oval. Ponting told the International Cricket Council (ICC), “When I saw it live, I knew the ball had reached him but after watching the replays, I was not sure what happened.” In fact it appears that some part of the ball touched the ground and it is for the umpire to see if the ball was under the fielder’s control before touching the ground, then the batsman is out,” Green said after the end of the day’s play. That he had taken the catch while Gill took to social media to express his displeasure over the decision.

The spearhead of India’s fast bowling attack, Mohammed Shami was also among those who criticized the decision. He said that the umpires should have taken more time to deliberate as it is a WTC final. Ponting agreed with former Australia coach Justin Langer that there would be mixed opinions on the decision. He said, “It was probably six or eight inches off the ground but then something else happened.” Ponting said, “I’m sure there will be a lot of talk about it and probably more in India than in Australia.” There will be talk, everyone in India will think it is not out and everyone in Australia will think it is out.

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“Had it been given out on the field, I think the third umpire would have needed conclusive evidence to reverse that decision and I don’t think there would have been any conclusive evidence,” he said. The discarded ‘soft signal’ could have gone in India’s favor if the on-field umpires had signaled not-out to the TV umpire.

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