AUS vs IND: Simon Taufel explains the difference between Paine’s not-out verdict and Rahane’s run-out
Simon Taufel, the former umpire, put forth the reasons for Tim Paine being not out in the first day and Ajinkya Rahane being given out in the third day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. During the hosts’ first innings, Paine, the Aussie skipper suffered a horrendous mix-up with his partner Cameron Green.
When Rishabh Pant took off the bails at the striker’s end, Paine’s bat, seemingly, was on the line. In fact, an off-side camera angle showed that there was no evidence of Paine’s willow being over the batting crease. Even as the Indian fielders believed he was out, third umpire Paul Wilson adjudged it not out. The decision created a lot of ruckus in the cricketing fraternity.
The umpire got a shot of the separation point, says Taufel
During India’s first innings, a similar incident occurred, this time with Paine’s opposite number, Ajinkya Rahane. After a strong throw from Marnus Labuschagne, Paine removed the bails and the third umpire adjudged him out. On the dismissals, Taufel was of the opinion that in the second case, the separation of the bails from the stumps was palpable unlike the first one.
“We’ve got that separation from the top of the stumps. So, with technology, we are not looking for complete removal as we know that the bails don’t go back down. But we are looking for the removal from the top of the stumps.
“The first decision which was really tight and was probably a half-framer. In the second one, the umpire got a shot of the separation point and the bat on the line,” Taufel was quoted as saying during commentary.
“The third umpire has got a shot here of the separation point and the bat on the line.”
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Paine being given not out didn’t cost India much as the Australian skipper got out to Ravi Ashwin after scoring 13 runs. As far as Rahane is concerned, the right-handed batsman had already taken India to a substantial lead when he got out.
The stand-in Indian skipper notched 112 runs off 223 balls with 12 fours. His 121-stand with Ravindra Jadeja helped India take a massive lead of 131 after the first innings. Jadeja also got 57 useful runs from 159 balls with three fours.
