Was Shreyas Iyer Out? Controversy Erupts Over Sean Abbott’s ‘Mitchell Starc’-Like Catch During IND vs AUS 2nd ODI 2023
Abbott is known for taking very good catches and he almost pulled off another with his caught-and-bowled effort against Shreyas Iyer. But the bottom part of the bat hit the ground as he fell down and was trying to regain control.
Sean Abbott seemed to have pulled off a magical catch to dismiss Shreyas Iyer off his own bowling in the India vs Australia 2nd ODI 2023. The right-hander could edge it back to Abbott as he tried to dig out the ball which dipped on him. Abbott, on his follow-through, dived to his right and seemed to pull off a fantastic catch. After catching the ball, he seemed to have the bottom of the ball hit the ground as he was trying to gain control of it while he fell down. A very similar incident had happened with Mitchell Starc during the Ashes where he took a catch but grounded the bottom part of it while trying to regain balance. And one social media user also pointed it out. Fans were left puzzled after the catch was ruled out and Shreyas Iyer came back in to bat. Here's how netizens have reacted. Shreyas Iyer Scores His Third One Day International Hundred, Achieves Feat During IND vs AUS 2nd ODI 2023.
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Shreyas Iyer is Out at 105!
But what an innings.
This century says that Shreyas Iyer is always better than Suryakumar Yadav ODIs.
Common Sense Of Cricket!!!#ShreyasIyer#ShubhmanGill #INDvsAUS#IndvAus pic.twitter.com/Lb1MoXWLCF
— Kumaril bhatt (@BhattKumaril) September 24, 2023
'Bad Decision'
Very bad decision by umpire, abott has total control over the ball
But it was not given out#ShreyasIyer pic.twitter.com/IUKIUzNqMZ
— Arvind Kumar( ⚛️) (@antar_dwand) September 24, 2023
'Catch Looked Clean'
Man! It's too much!👀
That catch looked clean and Sean Abbott had full control over it!🤦🏻
— DEADLY VIPER™ 𝕏 (@CrazyCricKing) September 24, 2023
'Catch Grounded'
The ghosts of old Australian umpires coming back.
Maybe Indians have that list and will do the count.
I too believe that it was grounded.#SeanAbbott#ShreyasIyer
Catch Grounded...#INDvsAUS
Shreyas returns the favour though...
— Vivrit (@Vivrit) September 24, 2023
'Mitchell Starc Moment'
Mitchell Starc moment for Sean Abbott... and salt on the wound #IndvsAus2023
— Jatin Sharma (@jatincricket) September 24, 2023
'Iyer's Day'
Its Iyer day Shreyas Iyer was not given out on Sean Abbott's catch.#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/shigFlitO5
— Cric Bold (@cric_bold) September 24, 2023
'Waiting for MCC Clarification'
Waiting for MCC clarification on Sean Abbott catch. #CricketTwitter
— Abhishek Pandey (@abhishekp100) September 24, 2023
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