Indian fans believed Shubman Gill was wrongly dismissed but the laws are clear – although that won’t stop the arguments
, the Oval was a cheerful place. On a perfect, warm afternoon, the bays that were largely full of India supporters erupted after every boundary as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill made a bright start to a massive run chase.
First, it is significant the old “soft signal” is gone. That meant a standing umpire unsure about a catch could indicate whether they thought it was likely to be out or not, before asking the TV umpire for evidence to overturn that call. These days we go straight to the TV umpire, who is fully responsible for the ruling.
A fair catch starts “when the ball first comes into contact with a fielder’s person and shall end when a fielder obtains complete control over both the ball and his/her own movement”.Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images The problem is that cricket has never been umpired that way. On the field, these decisions are determined by whether the ground has contributed to the catcher gaining hold of the ball.
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