Did Indian Batters Maintain the Spirit of the Game Against Afghanistan?
The Indian team absolutely dominated with the bat in the one off Test against Afghanistan. But there were two moments which made fans question whether the game is being played fairly or not. On two occasions, the Indian batters were clearly out but they didn't walk off the field.
India is aiming to regain its form in home Tests with the one off Test match against Afghanistan. Batting first in this game, the India team managed to put down a massive total of 564 runs for the loss of 8 wickets before they declared. But there were two occasions in the game, when the batters were clearly out and they didn't walk off nor did Afghanistan take a review.
The first happened with KL Rahul, as he nicked the ball behind to the keeper. It was a low sound and the Afghanistani players appealed to the same with full confidence. Even after having reviews left, the team decided not to take one against KL Rahul. When the replays were shown, a clear spike was visible on the ultra edge, as Rahul survived.
Another incident happened with Rishabh Pant, which was also controversial. He was struck on his pads and it seemed to be a clear lbw. But the umpire didn't signal it as out, which was followed by Afghanistan not taking the review again. When the highlights of this were shown, it was a clear lbw, which Afghanistan missed out.
Our Take
Fair play is being questioned with various people claiming that the Indian players should have walked off if they knew it was out. But it should be noted that Afghanistan also had reviews left, which could have helped the team to get rid of these two set batsmen and restrict India to a lower total than what they posted.
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