{"id":19106,"date":"2021-01-07T06:08:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T07:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=19106"},"modified":"2021-01-07T08:56:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T08:56:04","slug":"warne-fumes-at-indias-dodgy-claimed-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=19106","title":{"rendered":"Warne fumes at India's dodgy claimed catch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cricket legend Shane Warne is incredulous that India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant claimed to have caught Will Pucovski when the Australian debutant was on 32.<\/p>\n

The youngster took on a Mohammed Siraj short ball with a hook shot and the ball flew off the gloves and over the head of Pant.<\/p>\n

He scrambled back and claimed the diving catch on the second attempt – and the on-field umpires delivered a soft signal of 'out' before checking with the third umpire.<\/p>\n

Replays showed that Pant did not take the catch cleanly, leaving Warne fuming on Fox Cricket.<\/p>\n

"He thought he took it – well I just can't believe that because you look at his hands," Warne said during day one of the third Test at the SCG.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pucovski's<\/p>\n

"You can't catch a ball when your hands are basically facing down.<\/p>\n

"You watch his hands, he tries but then watch his hands, he sort of bumps the ball onto the ground.<\/p>\n

"You see that? He smothers it, it's like a try.<\/p>\n

"He didn't actually get his hands underneath so you can't give that out.<\/p>\n

"How's he claiming that, how's he catching that?<\/p>\n

"The only thing underneath the palm of his hands is dirt.<\/p>\n

"So I was a little disappointed with that one."<\/p>\n

Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle described it as "a very tricky" incident to rule on but Warne fired back.<\/p>\n

\"Rishabh<\/p>\n

"I don't think it was tricky," Warne said.<\/p>\n

"You just can't catch a ball with your hands in that shape."<\/p>\n

Bhogle added the right decision had eventually been reached despite the third umpire not necessarily having clear evidence to overturn the initial soft signal.<\/p>\n

"It's like a judge in a courtroom… no-one saw the crime being committed but all evidence points to the crime being committed."<\/p>\n

Pucovski was eventually dismissed LBW for 62 as journalists and cricket fans continued to debate the Pant 'catch.'<\/p>\n

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