Australia vs India: Australia and India are playing in the World Test Championship 2023 championship game at London’s Kennington Oval Stadium. The Kangaroo squad declared their innings on the fourth day of the game after achieving 270 runs with the loss of eight wickets. The Australian team led by 444 runs when the innings were declared.
Controversy erupted over the Catch Out of Shubman Gill
Chasing the score of 444 runs, the Indian team got off to a good start. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubham Gill started the inning. The Indian team got its first blow in the form of Shubham Gill. But as soon as he was out, controversy started on social media.
In reality, Green had dived and grabbed Gill’s catch in one hand. It appeared that the ball had contacted the ground at first glance. After reviewing the footage, the third umpire decided that Gill should be given the boot. While several spectators believed Gill was not out after viewing the replays.
After the end of the fourth day’s play, Shubham Gill also shared the picture on his Twitter handle and Instagram. After this decision, cricket fans started making fun of the ICC and the umpire on social media, while some fans also expressed their anger and displeasure.
By the end of the fourth day, the Indian team’s score is 164 runs for three wickets. Still, the Indian team needs 280 runs to win the WTC final match. The same Australian team needs only seven wickets. The good thing for the Indian team is that Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are standing at the crease.
Virat Kohli is batting on 44 runs in 60 balls with the help of seven fours, while Rahane is batting on 20 runs in 59 balls.
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India Scorecard 2nd Inning
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Rohit Sharma (c) | 43 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 71.66 |
| Shubman Gill | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 94.73 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 27 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 57.44 |
| Virat Kohli* | 44 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Ajinkya Rahane* | 20 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 33.89 |
* Indicates Not Out
Australia vs India Playing 11
Australia Playing 11: Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India Playing 11: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
