Former Australia opener David Warner has accused Cricket Australia of suppressing the controversy over the unofficial Test ball. He was also asked to clarify what happened if the umpires changed the ball in the first match between India A and Australia A.
The 38-year-old former cricketer said, “The case is closed as the senior Indian team is going to tour Australia for a 5-Test series.” November 3, the last day of the 4-day match played in Mackay Queensland, the umpires gave a different ball to the Indian team. The Indian players seemed unhappy, especially Ishan Kishan. He called the decision stupid.
Warner’s full statement… According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Warner said…
I think Cricket Australia has to make the final decision. I think the Indian team is going to tour Australia this summer and so this matter was closed as soon as possible, but if the umpires feel that something has happened then I am sure further action will be taken about this. I think the referees or the match referee should answer questions that arise about this.
What happened? Field referee Shaun Craig suddenly changed the ball on the fourth day of the match. Then Australia A needed 86 runs to win. The Indian players seemed unhappy with this. Ishan Kishan also opposed it. During the same conversation, umpire Shaun Craig was heard saying on the stump mic: “When you scratch (the ball), we change the ball. No more discussion, let the game continue. This is not a subject for debate.
When the Indian players again asked if they should play with the new ball, the referee replied that they would play with the same ball. Hours after the controversy, Cricket Australia released a statement denying the ball-tampering incident and saying: “The umpire had changed the ball because his form had deteriorated.” No action will be taken against other players, including Kishan. The match referee found no one guilty.
Indian players chat with referee Shaun Craig after changing the ball.
David Warner has been named captain of the Sydney Thunders, the ban was lifted 12 days ago. David Warner was named captain of the Sydney Thunders a day early on Wednesday morning. 12 days ago, on October 25, Cricket Australia had lifted the lifetime ban on his captaincy.
David Warner was found guilty of ball tampering during the tour of South Africa in 2018. He retired from international cricket in January this year.
Australia A won the match by 7 wickets. Australia A won this match by 7 wickets. Captain Nathan McSweeney played an unbeaten innings of 88 runs and reached the target of 225 runs losing 3 wickets. Earlier, India A scored 312 runs in the second innings. Sai Sudarshan played an innings century of 103 runs, while Devdutt Padikkal scored 88 runs.
Australia A took a 1–0 series lead by winning the first match.
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India accused of ball tampering
Ishan Kishan was allegedly accused of arguing with the umpire. Kishan scored 4 runs in the first innings and 32 runs in the second innings.
India A, led by Rituraj Gaikwad, was accused of ball tampering. These allegations were made during the ongoing first unofficial Test against Australia A in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. However, Cricket Australia released a statement rejecting it.