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After the defeat to Australia in the Barbados Test, the West Indies have expressed displeasure over the umpiring. Captain Roston Chase and coach Darren Sammy described the decisions of the third umpire as biased. The team’s morale was broken by the controversial outing of Chase and Hope. There is a possibility of ICC action on both.
Delhi: West Indies lost in Barbados Test against Australia, but captain after match Roaston chase He openly displeasure over the umpiring decisions. He questioned the role of third umpire Adrian Holdstock. This was the first match of the three -Test series, in which the West Indies faced many controversial decisions.
Coach Darren Sammy met the referee
In the second innings, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood ended the expectations of the West Indies with five wickets and Australia won the Test by 159 runs. After the second day’s game, West Indies coach Darren Sammy met the match referee Jawagal Srinath and demanded ‘the same strictness’ in the umpiring.
In this Test, especially two decisions were very heavy for the West Indies. In one, Roston Chase was given LBW out by the third umpire, while in the replay, the bat could have an internal edge. At the same time, Shai Hope was caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carrie, but in the replay, the catch was probably not caught properly. Apart from this, the catch of Travis Head was also in favor of the West Indies on the first day, but the decision went in favor of Australia.
Captain Roston Chase also expressed resentment
After the match, Roston Chase said it was very disappointing. “We dismissed Australia on a low score. We were very happy. But, then many wrong decisions were made on the field and all went against us. The players work hard in the field, but when nothing goes in your favor, the heart breaks.”
Chase further said, “We and Shai Hope were doing good batting, but some strange decisions stopped us. Because of this we could not take a good lead over Australia.”
He also said that sometimes it seems as if everyone is against you. “If the players make a mistake, they get punished, but nothing happens on the umpire’s mistake. A wrong decision can spoil a player’s career. So there should be accountability in umpiring.”
It is worth noting that both Roston Chase and Darren Sammy can be processed by ICC to comment on match officials.
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