[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Basit Ali, a former cricketer, has accused the Australian squad of ball-tampering at the World Test Championship (WTC) final versus India.
Basit expressed concern about the ball’s peculiar movement and the placement of its shine, notably during the dismissals of the Indian batting order on the second day.
Basit, who played 19 Tests for Pakistan, explained that when the shiny part is on the outside, the ball swings towards the slips of right-handed batters.
The right-handed hitter went on to say that Mitchell Starc’s ball to dismiss Virat Kohli had the shiny portion on the outside, but it swung in against expectations.
Basit chastised the on-field umpires as well as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for failing to identify what he saw as a clear example of ball tampering.
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It is worth noting that, despite establishing an impressive total of 469 runs, the Australian bowling attack came out strong on day two, reducing India to 151-5 by stumps.
Pat Cummins took the first blood by dismissing Rohit Sharma, while Scott Boland and Cameron Green demonstrated their abilities by dismissing Shubman Gill and Chiteshwar Pujara, respectively
Mitchell Starc used extra bounce to dismiss Virat Kohli, limiting India to 71 for four before Rahane and Jadeja came back.
Ball tampering by Australia against India?
Basit Ali says Australia did ball tampering against India to dismiss Shubman Gill, Pujara and Kohli. He also says they had tampered the ball even when Jadeja was batting out there. #WTCFinal #WTCFinal2023
Video Credits: Basit Ali YT pic.twitter.com/refFZC2cRz
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) June 8, 2023
