Ball crosses boundary, but India 'A' still run out Siddle

Turns out that warm-up matches are not without controversy. According to a DNA report , Peter Siddle was adjudged run-out despite hitting the ball for four. The Aussie smacked India ‘A’ spinner Rakesh Dhruv towards the mid-wicket boundary, where Manpreet Singh Gony was fielding. The ball seemed to have bounced off the ropes and back into Gony’s hands, after which he threw it back to the bowler, who took off the bails before Siddle could complete a third run. [caption id=“attachment_630538” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image of Peter Siddle running between the wickets. Getty Images[/caption] Gony had reportedly already stepped beyond the boundary before getting back on the field to complete the throw. The umpire checked with Gony, who didn’t admit that the ball had touched/crossed the boundary. The umpire then checked with the match referee, who was also unable to take a call on the matter given the fact that there was no camera focussed on the area, a Times of India report . The match was not telecast live and there are six cameras around the ground, which are unmanned and are only meant to cover angles which aid in run-outs. The Australian team chose to brush aside the dismissal and continued with the game. And while it may not have had much of an effect on the result of the match, with Australia already having lost five wickets before the incident and the match headed for a draw, the Indian team’s conduct  definitely stood out as a terrible example of sportsmanship. Click here for the full DNA report.