Sunil Gavaskar expresses anger over Yashasvi Jaiswal's controversial dismissal: 'Technology should be banned immediately. It's that simple'

India's legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was livid as Yashasvi Jaiswal was controversially given out caught behind in India's crushing defeat against Australia in the 4th Test in Melbourne. Jaiswal, who was the last hope for India, was batting superbly on 84 when the third umpire, Sharfuddoula Saikat, made a questionable decision to uphold the on-field call of caught behind by Pat Cummins. Despite the lack of a spike on ultra-edge, Saikat relied on his own judgment and opted to trust the naked eye, leading to a storm of criticism and disappointment from Gavaskar and Indian fans.

What divided experts was the fact that when an umpire decides a batter is not out, clear evidence is needed, which, during DRS, is the ultra-edge. And since there was no spike on it, some viewers felt Jaiswal should not have been given out. As for the deviation, Gavaskar reckons it was nothing more than an 'Optical Illusion' and reckons a discussion between the umpires and the match referee should be due because of what transpired in the last 45 minutes of the Boxing Day Test match. He also questioned the use of technology if it's not going to be taken into consideration anyway.

"There would probably be conversations with the match referee and the umpires. If the technology is not to be taken, the evidence of the technology is not to be taken, then why have it at all? That is something that will definitely be the query as long as the Indians are concerned. Yes, it looked as if it might have gone off the gloves, but that can be Optical Illusion. Often, we see that when the ball is brand new, it goes near the edge of the bat and then moves away. And that is something the optical illusion from those watching here is that it has taken a nick," Gavaskar said while commentating on Channel Seven.

'Shut down use of technology right away', Gavaskar fumes

Jaiswal's dismissal was a pivotal moment in the game. India had lost three quick wickets after lunch, and with a set Jaiswal, India's hopes of a draw were very much alive as his partner at the other end, Washington Sundar, is more than a capable batter. But Jaiswal's wicket, with more than 17 overs still left on the clock, all but sealed the game for Australia as Cummins, Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon combined to wipe out India's tail and take a 2-1 lead in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy with one match to go.

"Why are we using technology? It's to consider snicko. You cannot go by optical illusion. The batter was standing there. It's definitely not out as per me. If the snicko showed a spike or something, it would have been a different case altogether. This is a totally wrong decision. If you are to go by optical illusion, then shut down the use of technology right away. It's as simple," added Gavaskar.

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