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INDIA TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2018

Twitter reactions: This is just not acceptable

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India had earlier endured some tough times with the bat, with almost all batsmen braving a pitch that had significant variable bounce.
India had earlier endured some tough times with the bat, with almost all batsmen braving a pitch that had significant variable bounce. © Getty

The debate around the misbehaving Wanderers pitch went into overdrive after umpires took the players off the field after South African opener Dean Elgar was struck on the helmet by a Jasprit Bumrah delivery.

The pitch has come under question for major part of the Test with balls kicking off a length and numerous times hitting the batsmen on the gloves or the midriff.

India had earlier endured some tough times with the bat, with almost all batsmen braving a pitch that had significant variable bounce. They were able to score 247 before being bowled out. Chasing 241, South Africa had lost Aiden Markram to a ball that rose from short of a lenght. The trend continued with Elgar and Hashim Amla at the crease. There were more than a couple of balls that rose steeply, and although the umpires convened to discuss the pitch, they deemed the pitch good enough to play cricket on.

However, when a short delivery from Jasprit Bumrah hit Elgar on the helmet, the umpires asked the players to get off the field. The decision divided opinion, with many feeling that Elgar just got into a tangle playing the short delivery. There was also people who felt India were handed a raw deal with the umpires letting them bat out the 2nd innings.

Here are some reactions from twitter about the umpires' decision:

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