Cricket-Was it caught cleanly or not? Green under fire for acrobatic catch


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC World Test Championship Final - Australia v India - The Oval, London, Britain - June 9, 2023 Australia's Cameron Green celebrates after taking the wicket of India's Shardul Thakur Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - When Australia's Cameron Green pulled off what to the naked eye looked like a spectacular diving catch to dismiss Indian opener Shubman Gill in the World Test Championship final - a loud chorus of "wows" could be heard around The Oval on Saturday.

Within seconds, however, boos and shouts of "cheat, cheat, cheat" were ringing around the ground after video replays on the giant screens failed to make clear whether the ball had brushed the ground as Green fell to his side to complete the catch.

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