‘Clearly not out’: India turns on Australia for ‘cheating’

Tensions boiled over during the final day of the Boxing Day Test as irate Indian fans took aim at the Aussies over one contentious moment.

The vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Rajeev Shukla, has led a chorus of backlash to a contentious dismissal during the Boxing Day test match.

Yashasvi Jaiswal was sent on his way late in the day of a gruelling final day of action during the fourth Test at the MCG.

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The key wicket became a major talking point when it was sent upstairs for review, with snicko showing no noise despite a clear deviation being evident on replay.

Third umpire Sharfuddoula Saikat ultimately elected to overturn Joel Wilson’s on field decision and send the Indian opener on his way.

Jaiswal was left seething and took aim at the umpires, but that was just the tip of the iceberg as countless fans blasted Australia for “cheating” their way to victory.

Shukla took aim on social media with the BCCI vice-president putting the third umpire in the spotlight for snubbing what the technology was offering up.

“Yashaswi jayaswal was clearly not out. Third umpire should have taken note of what technology was suggesting. While over ruling field umpire third umpire should have solid reasons,” he wrote.

No snicko but the evidence was clear. Credit: Fox Sports.

As Jaiswal made his way off the MCG, the hordes of Indian fans in the stands unleashed and quickly began chanting “cheaters”.

The chants blasted around the MCG for close to 10 minutes as Australia took control of the fourth Test.

It didn’t take long before “cheating” began to trend on social media with irate Indian fans savaging Australia over the wicket.

INC News wrote on X: “This is clear cut not out. Cheater … Cheater … Cheater. Australia never win without cheating.”

Another fan added: “Australia has a history of cheating when they cannot win by playing. Yashasvi Jaiswal was clearly not out but the third umpire cheated and declared him out while Ultraedge clearly showed him not out.”

A third wrote: “Australian doing what they are known for. Cheating!! As per ICC rules if Sniko shows no disturbance then it should be not out. Yashasvi Jaiswal was given out incorrectly.”

Gavaskar believes it could have been an optical illusion. Credit: Fox Sports.

Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar wasn’t happy in the wake of the dismissal and called out how the technology can be pushed aside to make the call.

“If the evidence of the technology is not to be taken, why have it at all? That is something that would definitely be the query as far as the Indians are concerned,” Gavaskar said on Channel 7.

“Yes it looked as if it might have gone off the glove, but then there can be an optical illusion.

“Often we see when the ball is brand new that the ball goes near the bats edge and then moves away and that is because the optical illusion from those watching here is that it has taken a nick.”

Jaiswal vented his frustrations after being given his marching orders. (Photo by Daniel Pockett - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

As the unbridled outrage continued to flow, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma delivered his say on the wicket following the fourth Test loss.

Sharma conceded Jaiswal hit the ball, before criticising the umpire’s use of technology in a bizarre rant about India’s lack of fortune with the DRS.

“Really I don’t know what to make of that because the technology didn’t show anything,” Sharma said.

“With the naked eye it did seem that he did touch something, so I don’t know how the umpires want to use the technology.

“But in all fairness I think he did touch the ball, but again look it is about the technology, which we all know is not 100 per cent. We don’t want to look really too much into that.

“But again it is just that we are more often than not we are the ones falling on the wrong side of it.

“It has been happening since India, so that’s where I feel we have been a little unfortunate.”

Australian captain Pat Cummins believes the Indian opener knew he was going to be sent on his way the moment he sent it upstairs for review.

“I think it was clear that he hit it. Heard a noise, saw deviation so it was absolutely certain that he hit it,” he told reporters.

“As soon as we referred it, you could see him drop his head and basically acknowledge he hit it.

“On screen, you could see he hit. Ultra-edge, I don’t think anyone has complete confidence in and didn’t really show much but fortunately there was other evidence to show it was out.”

Australia hold a 2-1 series lead with the fifth Test set to take place in Sydney from January 3 with India needing a victory to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

Originally published as ‘Clearly not out’: India turns on Australia for ‘cheating’