(Reuters) – Pakistan coach Mohammad Hafeez expressed frustration with technology in cricket after Mohammad Rizwan was dismissed following a lengthy review in Pakistan’s 79-run defeat to Australia in the second test on Friday.
On day four at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rizwan (35) and Agha Salman (50) put together a substantial partnership of 57 before Pat Cummins separated the pair to leave Pakistan on 219/6, chasing a victory target of 317 runs.
Cummins’ delivery glanced Rizwan’s glove before being caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey, but the on-field decision initially denied Australia’s appeal.
The third umpire then overturned the decision after a lengthy review that examined the incident from multiple angles.
Following Rizwan’s dismissal, Pakistan quickly lost their last four wickets as Australia sealed the win and took a 2-0 lead in the three-test series.
“We play this beautiful game of cricket on the basics of the game but sometimes the technology brings some decisions which obviously as a human we don’t understand…,” Hafeez told reporters after the defeat.
Hafeez explained that Rizwan did not feel the ball touch his glove and argued that there was not enough conclusive evidence to reverse the umpire’s decision.
Hafeez believes that technology is causing frustration in the game of cricket.
The series will conclude with the third and final test at the Sydney Cricket Ground from Jan. 3.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Miral Fahmy)
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