IND vs NZ 1st Test: Nitin Menon, Anil Chaudhry under scanner: To sum up what went wrong in the 1st Test between India and New Zealand, there were six wrong decisions that could have changed the course of the match. New Zealand’s opening batter Tom Latham survived thrice thanks to DRS as he scored an unbeaten 50 with the Kiwis posting 129/0 at Day 2 Stumps in Kanpur, still trailing India by 216 runs. Follow India vs New Zealand LIVE updates on InsideSport
The umpires for the match — Nitin Menon and Anil Chaudhry — were lauded for their skills during India’s home series against England. But in the first two days, the pair returned put up a dismal display.
IND vs NZ 1st Test: 6 decisions overturned, 3 against Tom Latham alone dismal umpiring in 1st Test leaves fans stunned
After the end of the day, just when India thought they took the first wicket. In the replay, the ball was missing the batsman’s edge against Tom Latham, adding salt to the injuries. Meanwhile, Latham continued to ride on his luck.
Akash Chopra and James Neesham were the ones who pointed out the flaw and took to micro-blogging website to address their concern. It was indeed a questionable umpiring despite the hard yard put up by Menon and Chaudhary during the India tour of England.
Reacting to the development, Aakash Chopra wrote, “Umpiring has been fairly ordinary in this Test thus far.”
Umpiring has been fairly ordinary in this Test thus far. #IndvNZ
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 26, 2021
“@ICC Tom Latham was given out 3 times by Indian umpires on Day 2 and all three wrong decision were overturned by DRS. Umpires calls were given in favour of Indian batsmen when India were batting,” wrote Cricket Journalist Daniel Alexander.
@ICC Tom Latham was given out 3 times by Indian umpires on Day 2 and all three wrong decision were overturned by DRS. Umpires calls were given in favour of Indian batsmen when India were batting. 👎 @BLACKCAPS @ICCMediaComms #INDvNZ #NotCricket
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) November 26, 2021
“If Tommy Latham gets a ton here India might go back to refusing to use DRS at home,” wrote New Zealand cricketer James Neesham.
IND vs NZ 1st Test: 6 decisions overturned, 3 against Tom Latham alone dismal umpiring in 1st Test leaves fans stunned
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