IND vs NZ 2021: Watch - Ravichandran Ashwin Strikes Late On Day 4, Sends Back Will Young For 2 Courtesy A Controversial Decision

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin put the hosts in the driver’s seat as he managed to snuff out first-innings half-centurion Will Young in the final moments on Day 4 of the first Test.

Set a target of 284, the Kiwis openers had around four overs to negotiate before heading into Day 5. However, Ashwin wasn’t going to let that happen. In his final ball of the day, he prised the wicket of Young.

Ashwin tossed one right up to the batsman, but the low bounce and huge turn did Young in. It struck him on the pad, and a vociferous appeal followed to which umpire Virender Sharma gave in.

Watch Ravichandran Ashwin dismiss Will Young here:

To the naked eye, the ball seemed to have done too much. Young’s opening partner, Tom Latham, conveyed the same. Unfortunately, however, he did it a second too late as the DRS timer had run out.

Young had to walk back and to add to his misery, ball-tracking showed that the ball would have comfortably gone down the leg side, almost missing the fifth stump, in fact. It added to the list of poor decisions that the umpiring duo has made of Nitin Menon and Virender Sharma.

At the close of play, New Zealand was 4/1 with Latham and nightwatchman, William Sommerville, at the crease.

Also Read – There Were A Couple Of Questions – Pat Cummins Reveals He Was Asked To Confess Before Being Appointed As Captain

IND vs NZ 2021: Watch – Ravichandran Ashwin Strikes Late On Day 4, Sends Back Will Young For 2 Courtesy A Controversial Decision