Team India batsman Suryakumar Yadav’s scintillating knock of 57 runs came to a tame end as a piece of inconclusive evidence to the third umpire Virender Sharma meant he had to go with the on-field call, which was out. But this was just the first instance as the soft signal resulted in taking two wickets of the Indian team in the fourth T20I against England.
Surya, who was playing his first innings in international cricket had played a blazing knock until that point as after going for a six against Sam Curran through his trademark lap shot over fine-leg, he attempted another one but was caught by the fielder Dawid Malan. While Malan was pretty confident, the umpires wanted to confirm the same, but before sending it upstairs, the on-field umpire Anantapadmanabhan gave a soft signal as out.
In the TV replays, the ball could be seen grassed as after grabbing the ball, the fielder’s hands spread out and there was a gap between the fingers of both the hands. But, the TV…