'The more you zoom, the more you believe it's not out': Gambhir gives verdict on KL Rahul's dismissal in 2nd innings
Gautam Gambhir spoke in detail about Rahul's catch in the second innings ahead of Day 3 of the Test.
The second day of the Johannesburg Test between India and South Africa saw a number of controversial catch dismissals. At the stroke of lunch, Rishabh Pant had taken a catch while lunging forward to dismiss Rassie van der Dussen – however, a perplexing series of replays showed that the ball might have fallen short of Pant's gloves. Later, KL Rahul was dismissed when he was caught at first slip by Aiden Markram and yet again, the decision was contentious.
Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir spoke in detail about Rahul's catch during the pre-match show ahead of Day 3 of the Test. Gambhir pointed out that Rahul looked “not out” on multiple replays but insisted that his first reaction was that the ball carried to the slips.
“The more you zoom it, the more you believe it is not out and the ball is falling short. But my first reaction at normal pace was that it had carried because the fingers were beneath the ball. When you zoom in, you'd always feel that the ball touched the ground. The soft-signal was the main reason behind the decision going in fielding team's favour,” Gambhir said on Star Sports.
“If you look at it at normal pace, fingers are beneath. If you zoom in, you'd always feel that the ball had touched the ground.”
Gambhir also suggested that there is no need to “zoom in too much” while reviewing such dismissals, adding that it only adds to further confusion.
“I think that you don't need to zoom in too much. We should look at it at normal pace to see if the hands are beneath the ball or the catch is clean. If you keep zooming, the debate will continue on whether it's one bounce or whether it was clean. Fielder knows when his finger is beneath the ball,” Gambhir said.
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