Bangladesh umpire Sharafuddaula got a big responsibility in the Sydney Test, he had given a controversial decision on Yashasvi in Melbourne.
The fifth and final Test match between India and Australia will start on January 3 at Sydney Cricket Ground. Both teams have geared up for this match. However, before this match, big news is coming out which Indian fans may not like. The news is that Bangladesh umpire Sharafuddaula has got a big responsibility in this match. Sharafuddaula will be the on-field umpire in the Sydney Test. One of his decisions in the Melbourne Test had created a lot of controversy. Sharafuddaula was the third umpire in Melbourne and he had given Yashasvi Jaiswal out, which caused a lot of controversy.
What did Sharafuddaula do in Melbourne?
Sharafuddaula had given Yashasvi Jaiswal out caught in the second innings of the Melbourne Test. Jaiswal played a pull shot on Pat Cummins' ball, the ball went into the wicketkeeper's gloves. Australia appealed for a catch but the on-field umpire declared the batsman not out. After this, Australia took a review and then the snickometer showed that the ball did not touch either Jaiswal's bat or glove. But despite this, Sharafuddaula gave Yashasvi out. Sharafuddaula gave this decision because he felt that the ball had slowed down a bit after hitting Jaiswal's glove.
Gavaskar was angry
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar, who was commentating in the Melbourne Test, was furious at the decision of the third umpire. Sunil Gavaskar had said that if the third umpire is taking the help of technology to make such decisions, then it should not be used at all. Indian fans also questioned the decision of the third umpire and started a campaign against him on social media.
Sharafuddaula's umpiring career
Sharafuddaula has umpired in 24 Test matches so far. He has been an on-field umpire 15 times and a TV umpire in 9 matches. Apart from this, he has also umpired in 100 ODIs and 73 T20 matches. Sharafuddaula is a former first class cricketer of Bangladesh. He has taken 31 wickets in 10 matches.