Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist took a sly dig over Harbhajan Singh's Test hat-trick in 2001. The former Australian wicket-keeper intended to says that lack of DRS system during that time in cricket was the reason behind Harbhajan’s hat-trick. The match was played during Australia's tour of India in 2001 at Eden Garden’s Kolkata. On Saturday, Jasprit Bumrah took a hat-trick during India vs West Indies 2nd Test in Kingston. Bumrah became the only third Indian bowler after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan to achieve a hat-trick in Tests. Jason Gillespie Tweets Lists of Best 5 Test Innings He Has Seen, Twitterati Troll Him for Forgetting VVS Laxman’s 281-Run Knock Against Australia in 2001.
A Twitter user with account name ‘@piyushgilly’ shared a video of the hat-trick taken by the Indian spinner in 2001. Retweeting the post, Retweeting the post, the former Australian wicket-keeper wrote, “No DRS”. He also attached a crying emoji with the comment. Have a look at the tweet below. Jasprit Bumrah Takes Hat-Trick During India vs West Indies 2nd Test in Kingston, Twitterati Applaud Indian Pacer's Incredible Bowling Spell.
Really Adam!
No DRS 😩 https://t.co/3XsCqk9ZiR
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) August 31, 2019
Harbhajan claimed a hat-trick during the 1st innings of Australia’s batting. He dismissed Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne in three consecutive deliveries. Gilchrist possibly intended to say that he was not out during the match. Harbhajan’s ball had hit him on the pads and on-field umpire had declared Gilchrist leg-before-wicket (LBW).
After reading the tweet, Australian and Indian cricket fans started fighting with each other on the dismissals. While some Australian fans said that there were two wrong decisions, India fans talked about some other incidents when wrong decisions were given in Australia's favour during matches against India. Have a look at some of the tweets.
Noted!
Sydney test 2008 umpire 11 wrong decision against india have you forgotten ?
— Ramesh rajpurohit (@rameshsingh9166) August 31, 2019
Really?
No DRS during this either or else we'd have our first series victory in Australia 11 years ago 😩 pic.twitter.com/hOreOZGSwd
— Akshay Sharma (@BenGoat_) September 1, 2019
LOL!
😂 when you play against India, you play against 14 #Fact
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) September 1, 2019
Oops!
Pitched outside leg & hit the bat. For a man who walked, luck was rarely on his side.
Often wonder the historic significance of that decision.
As for those bringing up SCG 2008,
A. 2 wrongs don’t make a right,
B. Neutral umpires in 2008, thus genuine mistakes, not blatant bias!
— Rav Man (@rav_man0) August 31, 2019
The 2nd Test between India and Australia was a historical match as India bagged victory even after facing a follow-on. India made 657-7 in the second innings of the match. VVS Laxman hit a swashbuckling 282 run-knock while Rahul Dravid scored 180 runs in the match. India were given a follow-on after making just 171 runs in the first innings in reply to Australia's 445/10. But Indian team bounced back and grabbed the victory from the hands of visitors Australia. The match is a historic achievement for India in Tests.
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