‘These people are liars’: Australia-India furore explodes over accusation

There has been a massive twist in the storm that has followed the Boxing Day Test with a new accusation getting personal.

There has been another massive twist in the Boxing Day Test furore with India accused of being “liars” by one of their own.

Following hot on back of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president Rajeev Shukla’s extraordinary public swipe against the Aussie team and match officials, the flamethrower is now being turned back on India.

A storm of controversy has surrounded the final day of play at the MCG where the hosts emerged with a 184-run victory in the final session of play.

The dismissal of Indian rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal continues to be hotly debated despite clear evidence the correct decision was made when Aussie captain Pat Cummins referred a decision for caught behind.

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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.

However, former opening batsman Surinder Khanna has now made the brave move to criticise the Indian team’s refusal to accept the third umpire’s decision.

“There is no point in making controversy, they’ve shown it from four angles that the ball hit the gloves and its pace also decreased before Alex Carey caught it behind the stumps. Akash Deep also complained of a similar thing when he was caught out. ‘Juthe log hai yeh’ (These people are liars), you have to play fair first then only you’ll start winning,” Khanna told IANS.

“When the bat is in your hand, how can you not know about edging the ball? We have played bad and we have lost. What kind of batting they’re doing? Come the IPL, these players will hit runs. Don’t play over-aggressive T20 cricket and play positively. Let’s hope that the luck changes in the New Year (for the Indian team).”

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.”

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.”

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.