Post the final of the World Test Championship 2023. In truth, the official postmortem results are not yet available. However, there is no shortage of unofficial reports. First up, was it a catch or not a catch?
Shubman Gill, not willing to accept reality, gave his version of the DRS review. Gill’s vision differed from the official verdict, and for his short sightedness, clearly visible on social media. He was fined the entire amount of his match fee. It appears that Gill did not believe that his supporters and fans on social media saw what the rest of us saw.
Although the DRS reviewer had the benefit of numerous camera angles and closeup shots, team captain Sharma and a few others added their 20/20 vision that the DRS umpires should have seen more of the catch. It is odd that you campaign for a DRS system because you don’t trust the vision of the on-field umpires. Then you raise doubt about the system that worked well when a decision is in your favor, but demand justice when the decision is not in your favor.
India was defeated in two successive WTC finals, and that has been embarrassing and evokes questions, supposition, and what ifs? The cry is that Australia had plenty of time to rest, recuperate and prepare. And team India? Well, the entire Indian Team Players had only 20 days to prepare, says Shastri, Rohit and Kohli. And the reason for the preparation time available was due to IPL players being involved in the IPL play-offs and final matches. Who is responsible for this, The BCCI? The IPL? Cricket Australia? Or The ICC? Ravi, Rohit, and Virat, please tell us when you have the answer.
Actually, notwithstanding his previous comments, Rohit appears to know exactly why team India was humiliated. Indian batters did not lack concentration, they simply wanted to bat in a different way, he is reported to have said. NO, no, that is not the answer he corrected himself, we lost because the World Test Championship Final was played in June. We must schedule the final for March. Better still, we must play the final in another venue away from England. And for good measures, make the final best of three.
If the answer to losing or (winning) was so obviously known to so many, including Rohit. Why did team India lose? I will wait for the official postmortem results.
