The ICC fined West Indies head coach Darren Sammy. (Photo-grareth copley/getty images)
In the first Test match played in Bridtown, Barbados, Australia defeated West Indies by 159 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. There were many controversial decisions in this Test match, which lost to the West Indies team. Darren Sammy, the head coach of the team, has been sentenced to express displeasure over these decisions of the third umpire. During his first Test match as a head coach, Sammy objected to many decisions, due to which the International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a fine on him. This has caused a double shock to the West Indies team within 48 hours.
ICC imposed a fine
In the first Test match played between West Indies and Australia, a total of 5 such decisions were given by the third umpire Edrian Holdstock, which were questioned. Four of these decisions were given against the West Indies. On these decisions, West Indies head coach Darren Sammy targeted the press conference in the press conference after taking the name of the third umpire.
After this, ICC has imposed a fine of 15 percent match fee on Sammy with a demerit points. Apart from this, ICC has also fined West Indies fast bowler Jeden Seals 15% of the match fee. The seals made some wrong gestures after dismissing Pat Cummins.
What did Sammy say?
After the match, the host team coach Darren Sammy said in the press conference that the result of the match went against us due to wrong decisions. When there is doubt on something, then a voice should be raised on it. He said that you can never put yourself in such a situation when you are thinking about some special umpires. Is there anything against this team? But when you see such decisions one after the other, then the question arises. Apart from Sammy, West Indies captain Roston Chase also raised the umpire’s decision.
Roston Chase raised questions
West Indies captain Roston Chase also expressed displeasure over the decisions of third umpire Edrian Holdstock. A decision of the third umpire was also against Chase. On the second day of the match, Roston Chase Pat was out LBW on a ball of Cummins, but used DRS. Even when the ball went near the bat in Altra Age, some spikes were seen, yet the umpire called him out.
Roston Chase said after the match that when the players cross the line, we get severe punishment, but nothing happens to the umpire. He has demanded punishment for giving a wrong decision by the umpires.
What was the dispute?
During the first Test match, questions were raised on the third umpire due to some controversial decisions. It started from the first day of the match. In the 46th over of Australia’s first innings, a ball from West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph went into the hands of wicketkeeper Shai Hope, taking the inner edge of the bat of Travis Head. However, during this time Shai Hope appeared in some confusion whether he had caught the ball properly or not.
After this, the third umpire called the head not out, while it was found in the ultra age that the ball went with the bat and Hope has also taken a soft catch, but the third umpire gave it a knotout due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Shai Hope was given out
After this, another decision of the Third Umpire had destroyed the hopes of making a big lead in the West Indies’ first innings. In the 58th over of the West Indies’ first innings, Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carrie caught a brilliant catch of West Indies wicketkeeper batsman Shai Hope with one hand off the ball webster.
When the field umpire had some doubt, he sent it to the third umpire. The third umpire declared Hope out, while the replay saw a part of the ball touching the ground while catching the catch. West Indies head coach Darren Sammy was very angry with these decisions of the third umpire.
