PAK vs ENG | Twitter reacts as even Babar Azam is left embarrassed by comically incorrect Marais Erasmus decision

England have yet again started with aplomb in the second Test against Pakistan in Multan on Friday, scoring at a rapid rate in accordance with their new-found aggressive approach. At the time of writing, the team has already cruised to 129-2 in 22 overs on a track that has been turning great amounts since ball one, unlike the Rawalpindi pitch. Hence, Pakistan have managed to conjure up some chances and even managed to get the dangerous Ollie Pope out early if Marais Erasmus is to be believed, albeit a DRS review showed how embarrassingly wrong the umpire had judged the delivery.

The wicket-keeper batter was facing Zahid Mahmood in what was his first over of the game and have failed to get going thus far, Pope tried to establish dominance over the leg-spinner early on. On the fifth delivery, he got down on his knee and attempted an audacious reverse sweep only to be struck in front of the stump. A loud appeal went up and Marais Erasmus showed little hesitation in raising his finger, signalling the end of Pope's innings in the 14th over itself.

However, the 24-year-old looked confident of his survival and immediately asked for a DRS review. Replays on the big screen showed that even though the ball seemed to be heading towards the stumps, it had not encountered any part of the pads but instead hit Pope straight on the glove instead. Upon viewing the incident, the batsman could not help but let out a wry smile considering how obvious the decision seemed in slow-motion. Even Pakistan skipper Babar Azam stuck his tongue out and let out a laugh, further adding embarrassment for Erasmus and allowing Twiteratti to pile on the criticism for the South African official. 

They knew it!

Pressure on umpire

White Buckner

Plump really

Never right decision

Every ball reverse

Little weird

What's that!

Great content

Much better wicket