http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 backs Dimuth Karunaratne despite controversial catch – Cricket News Update
South Africa’s middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Frank-Dimuth-Madushanka-Karunaratne-c57388, who caught him when he was just one run away from scoring his 13th Test century yesterday during the ongoing Test match at Centurion,
despite the fact that a both the umpiring staff and the spectators are doubtful of the catch’s validity.
On a loose delivery by Thisara Perera, Villiers tried to hit hard to complete his ton but Karunaratne dived to catch. The fielder fell down and it was supposed that the ball also touched the ground once before coming into his hands.
As the decision was pending with the third umpire, the batsman walked to the fielder and asked him the fact. Dimuth was confident to have held the ball clean. So Villiers moved out to the pavilion without waiting for the final decision.
As most of the cricket analysts are claim that catch to be controversial, Villiers asserts that he believes on what the fielder told.
Talking to the media, the star batter said, “I was hoping that the umpire's would go upstairs. But, like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 always does, I wanted to ask the fielder. Rod [Tucker] asked me if I wanted to go upstairs and I said, 'No, let's ask the fielder.' We
did ask him and he said he caught it. I haven't seen the highlights or the replay but its history now. I still back the fielder, if he said he caught it, that's it."
On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s bowling coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marvan-Samson-Atapattu-c74969, is not ready to rely on the words of his own fielder, avowing that Villiers must have waited for the review decision and completed his century.
He stated, “I myself, looking from inside wasn't very sure whether he caught it. After all, he was on 99. Personally, I wouldn't have [relied on the fielder], to be very honest."
Villiers’s outstanding knock helped his side finishing Day 2’s play with 389/9, taking a lead of 209 runs. The hard hitter opines that this score is enough for the home side to win the game and they do not need to bat in the second innings provided they
bowl well.
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