'Pathetic' umpiring criticized after India disappointed over Mitchell Marsh's DRS call

India vs Australia The second day of the second Test saw a controversial moment. Before the end of the first session, India sensed an opportunity and appealed for DRS for LBW against Australia's Mitchell Marsh. The on-field umpire gave him not out. India were confident of LBW and resorted to DRS. The third umpire said there was no conclusive evidence that the ball hit the pad first and stood by the on-field umpire's decision. However, the replays suggested something else.

Ravi Ashwin To Mitchell Marsh…

– The ball clearly hit the pads first but the third umpire says there is no conclusive evidence to overturn the field umpire's decision..!!

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– Manu. (@Manojy9812) 7 December 2024

#IndvAus Controversy!!! Controversy!!

That seemed to be PAD 1st..

Ashwin took DRS.

Third umpire Kettleborough says it is batting first..

Ridiculous, if he had been an Indian batsman.. he would have been pad first..

Slow mo shows clear pad first…marsh the batsman… pic.twitter.com/J5kdDKmo9x

– Anurag Sinha (@anuragsinha1992) 7 December 2024

Mitchell Marsh was LBW on Ashwin's ball, but the umpire did not give him out, the ball first hit the pad and then hit the bat, he was given not out for the third time, what is the meaning of technique in cricket when you do not give the right decision?#AUSvIND #TeamIndia #Pushpa2TheRule pic.twitter.com/Qvwzm3ETdv

– Paritoshtechnical.techno (@paritoshtechni1) 7 December 2024

By Richard Kettleborough This is pathetic. He was unsure whether to bat first or pad first but gave not out on the basis of snicko. Mitchell Marsh was safe as the impact was the umpire's call but India would have retained the critical review. #INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #indvsausTestseriespic.twitter.com/CZU8dpWSXy

– Ganesh (@me_ganesh14) 7 December 2024

Talking about the match, Marnus Labuschagne finally found form with a composed half-century but Travis Head's explosive innings helped Australia bowl out the Indian fast bowlers at 191 for four at tea on the second day of the second Test on Saturday. Reached till. After India took three wickets in the first session, Head easily put Australia ahead in the match by scoring unbeaten 53 runs in 67 balls. The hosts were ahead by 11 runs, surpassing India's first innings score of 180 runs. Labuschagne (64), whose place in the team was under debate before this game due to poor performances with the bat for a long period, registered his 26th half-century. And then found itself facing a spate of limitations which were worrying signs for India.

But promising all-rounder Nitish Reddy cut Labuschagne's innings short as the batsman tried to guide him through gully only to be caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Struggling to get back into the game after Australia's dominance on the first day, India got an early breakthrough with the help of none other than Jasprit Bumrah after just four overs of play.

Playing in just his second Test after a forgettable debut in Perth, Nathan McSweeney had no answer to one of Bumrah's many excellent balls, which went a fraction straight after landing on the right length and the batsman was only trying. Could have missed a bit. Defending after being trapped at the crease.

McSweeney walked back after a tough challenge of 39, a far better effort after his two failures in the first match of the series, but Steve Smith's poor form continued as the former skipper departed in a most unfortunate manner after a brief stay at the crease. Got out.

Smith tried to flick the ball tickling Bumrah down the leg side, but the ball reached keeper Rishabh Pant, who took a brilliant catch diving to his left.

As Ravi Shastri said on air, India had dismissed Smith in a similar manner in the previous tour too by attacking his middle and leg stumps.

Unlike the first day, when they were often guilty of bowling outside the off-stump, the Indian fast bowlers targeted the stumps in the early stages of play on the second day and were rewarded for it in the form of early wickets.

With Smith out, with two runs off 11 balls, Travis Head was brought into the middle and Bumrah welcomed him with a shot that hit straight off the deck and went off the outside edge.

Head, however, moved quickly from close shave and found the gap between mid-off and extra cover, hitting a powerful four over the head of the Indian pacer and off the mark.