Karachi: Suspicions of India’s match-fixing started cropping up after West Indies’ Obaid McCoy was run out by Rajasthan Royals teammate Ashwin.
In the first T20 match between West Indies and India played at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, an incident took place that put both experts and fans in doubt.
In the 18th over of the first innings, Dinesh Karthik ran for another before Ashwin reached the crease at the non-strike end, bowler Obaid McCoy received the ball but it reached the batsman’s crease near the stumps . The bat waited for the divers at the crease, during which Obaid did not blow the bells, to his own surprise when Ashwin was not run out.
Obaid McCoy and Ashwin both represent Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. The West Indies bowler was quite surprised at the move, the video immediately went viral on social media.
According to some, the bowler was mentally absent, but most have doubts, especially citing his Rajasthan Royals teammate Ashwin in the entire match-fixing incident. The smell was also noticeable.
It is worth mentioning that India defeated West Indies by 68 runs in T20Is before Rohit Sharma and veteran Dinesh Karthik’s brilliant batting and overall bowling effort.