Shubman Gill Three Meter rule, IND vs AUS: After giving India a strong start in their first batting innings of the match on the second day, Shubman Gill continued his excellent form on Day 3 of the fourth Test match between India and Australia. There were a number of dramatic events on Day 2 of the Ahmedabad Test, one of which saw Gill take center stage. In the 18th over of India’s innings, the 23-year-old survived an LBW appeal despite clear evidence against him.
Nathan Lyon, an Australian spinner, bowled the 18th over and hit the ball on the fourth stump line, but the batter missed it. Steve Smith performed a DRS review after the on-field umpire declared Gill not out, despite the fact that it appeared that the impact occurred between the bat and pad. The TV umpire chose to use a ball tracker despite the impact being “three meters” off target, which raised many eyebrows.
IND vs AUS: What is the Three-meter rule?
The three-meter rule is described under Clause 3.4.6.4 under Appendix D of the ICC men’s T20I Playing Conditions. The rule states that- “When a not-out decision is being reviewed, where the evidence shows that the ball was hitting, the point of first interception was in line, and the ball pitched in line or outside off, but that the point of first interception was 300cm or more from the stumps, the on-field decision shall stand (that is, not out).”
This rule has come under scrutiny many times in the past as well because this poses a clear disadvantage for bowlers on pitches with low bounce.
In the 18th over of the Indian innings, Nathan Lyon‘s ball caught Shubman Gill off guard and hit his pad. The on-field umpire Richard Kettleborough adjudged him as not out. But the Australian stand-in captain, Steve Smith, and Nathan Lyon were quick to use their review and went upstairs for the third umpire’s decision.
On the DRS review, it was shown that the ball made an impact with the leg pad too far out and hence the ball had to travel more than 3 meters for hitting the stumps. The third umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal had a good look at the appeal and upheld the decision. Now, the decision left Lyon and the Aussies bemused as to how Gill was adjudged not out.
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The DRS decision infuriates the Aussies
Despite the fact that the impact was “three meters” off target, the TV umpire decided to go with the ball tracker, which showed that it would have hit the leg stump. This caused confusion. Kettleborough signaled not to withdraw shortly after, putting Lyon, Smith, and Australia in a difficult position.
Despite Rohit Sharma ’s contribution from the non-striker’s side, Lyon stood and chatted with the umpire about the decision. Kettleborough kept saying, “Going down,” which indicated that his initial impression was that the ball had completely missed the leg stump. The camera then panted to Steve Smith, who could be heard yelling, “WHAT?” on the stump microphone because he was also intrigued by what had happened. The match resumed after a brief pause when the air was cleared.
India are currently 200 runs behind Australia and only have seven wickets left to take. On Day 3, Shubman Gill put in some really good cricket and scored his second century in a Test. Gill got out to Lyon with a score of 128. He hit 12 fours and one six in his innings.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara got a good start and scored 35 and 42 runs, respectively. However, neither player was able to take advantage of their impressive starts. At the moment, India’s hopes are on their batsman Virat Kohli and their star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. To get back into the game, the duo needs to cut the deficit as much as possible and give the hosts a big lead.