The first T20I between Australia and India on Wednesday was an enthralling affair. Both the teams put on a brilliant performance, and barring the slight rain and few misfields, the two teams put a show for the packed Brisbane crowd.
During the match, there were a number of talking points. Right from some hard hitting by Glenn Maxwell, Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik to some outstanding bowling by Kuldeep Yadav and Adam Zampa, the match had it all. But the one moment which stood out, unfortunately for all the wrong reasons, was the incident involving Australian wicket-keeper Alex Carey.
A ball from Zampa was hit on the offside by KL Rahul, but when he looked back, the bails lit up and fell down. There was some confusion as to how that happened, with the Australian players claiming the batsman had clipped the stumps by his bat. The man behind the stumps, Carey, also seemed unsure of what had happened, hence, the decision went to the third umpire.
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The replays suggested daylight between bat and stumps, and that it was Carey who had knocked the bails out. The match went on in normal fashion, but people on social media were left furious with the act of the Australian wicket-keeper.
Australians r cheaters and their wicketkeeper #alexcarey proved that today
— Amrendra Kumar (@amrendrakumar02) November 21, 2018
Wt a stupid act by wk #Alexcarey we thought that current #Aussie team is Gentle but one stupid #cheater wicket keeper there @cricketcomau@FoxCricket #AUSvIND
— Sanket Shah (@sanketshah01) November 22, 2018
#Brainfade moment for Australia’s wicket keeper Alex carey! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/d8CbrlUuGx
— Pra Dee Paa 🇮🇳 (@Pra_Dee_Paa) November 21, 2018
Alex Carey is a true Australian!! Upholding Australia’s “elite honesty” 😁😂🤣🤣
And haters will say he’s a cheat 🤣😂
Watch Here: https://t.co/k4atGn1HI5
— TheLegendsOfCricket (@LegendsFans) November 21, 2018