\u2018Match fixing\u2019
\nReplays raise doubt, but third umpire upheld Samson\u2019s low catch
\n islamabad
\nFormer cricketers and fans raised questions over the third umpire\u2019s decision to give Pakistani batter Fakhar Zaman out caught behind during their Super Four clash against India in the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday.
\nThe left-handed opener partnered Sahibzada Farhan at the top in the high-stakes game after Pakistan were put in to bat first.
\nHis dismissal came in the third over when Indian wicketkeeper Sanju Samson took a low catch off Hardik Pandya. The Indian side began appealing with subdued celebrations before the on-field umpires referred the decision upstairs, noting the ball\u2019s proximity to the ground as Samson completed the catch.
\nWhile replays suggested the ball may have brushed the turf before landing in Samson\u2019s gloves, the third umpire ruled that the wicketkeeper\u2019s fingers were underneath the ball, declaring Zaman out.
\nHowever, the decision did not sit well with former Pakistan cricketers and fans as they expressed frustration over the decision. In a post on X, former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir maintained that the left-handed batter was not out.
\n\u201cFakhar was not out, that\u2019s the tweet,\u201d he wrote in his post.
\nFormer federal minister Fawad Chaudhry termed the decision \u2018terrible,\u2019 saying that the ball hit the ground before the India wicketkeeper completed the catch.
\n\u201cBall clearly hit the ground first\u2026 terrible decision,\u201d he penned in his post on X.
\nSports analyst Dr Nauman Niaz slammed the \u2018bizarre\u2019 decision to give Fakhar out in the high-stakes game of the Asia Cup.
\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a catch\u2013a massive wicket goes down to a pedestrian, bizarre decision. Sad, we have to endure such abysmal decisions despite use of technology,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2018Match fixing\u2019 Replays raise doubt, but third umpire upheld Samson\u2019s low catch islamabad Former cricketers and fans raised questions over the third umpire\u2019s decision to give Pakistani batter Fakhar Zaman out caught behind during their Super Four clash against India in the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday. The left-handed opener partnered Sahibzada Farhan at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-504261","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n