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India escape official charge after Dean Elgar DRS outburst

Despite losing temper over the Dean Elgar DRS decisions where seveDespite losing temper over the Dean Elgar DRS decisions where several India players went on a provocative rant, there have been no official charges filed by the International Cricket Council. ESPNcricinfo reported that the ICC has had a talk with the players but they have refrained from making official charges against any of the players who had an emotional outburst at Newlands in Cape Town. There were two sides to the incident that evening. One where the Indian players went to stump mic and vented their frustration and the other where the players, including umpire Marias Erasmus, was left shocked by the reversal of the LBW decision that looked absolutely plumb to the naked eye. Sides formed in the social media as well, where fans and experts debated the intensity of the rant and for the duration it carried on. While some spoke in favour of Kohli and his co due to the blatant error in the technology, others pointed out that the words spoken from the Indian players had no place in the game. After the incident, India somewhat lost the plot and conceded a lot of runs in a space of few overs, that shifted the momentum towards the home side. Despite Elgar getting out on the final ball of the day, the home side chased down the 211 run target with ease owing to Keegan Petersen's 82 off 113 balls. South Africa still remains to the final frontier for India where they have not won a Test series.ral India players went on a provocative rant, there have been no official charges filed by the International Cricket Council. ESPNcricinfo reported that the ICC has had a talk with the players but they have refrained from making official charges against any of the players who had an emotional outburst at Newlands in Cape Town. There were two sides to the incident that evening. One where the Indian players went to stump mic and vented their frustration and the other where the players, including umpire Marias Erasmus, was left shocked by the reversal of the LBW decision that looked absolutely plumb to the naked eye. Sides formed in the social media as well, where fans and experts debated the intensity of the rant and for the duration it carried on. While some spoke in favour of Kohli and his co due to the blatant error in the technology, others pointed out that the words spoken from the Indian players had no place in the game.

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England were once again threatened by the pace battery of Australia as they lost three wickets in a space of seven runs in the second session of the fifth Test. Being played in Hobart, a ground that favours fast bowling, England lost Dawid Malan, Joe Root and Ben Stokes in a space of three overs as Australian captain Pat Cummins threatened to trigger another collapse in the series. Malan was the first to get out, clipping a nothing delivery from Cummins to the keeper while trying to run it down to the leg side. Joe Root was trapped in front by Cummins and went back without reviewing the decision. Ben Stokes was the last wicket to fall at the time of writing on a shot that he had absolutely middled. He crunched a backfoot punch against a short delivery from Starc, but a diving effort from Nathan Lyon at point made sure that the English all-rounder was left frustrated while walking back to the pavilion. At the time of writing, Australia were 96/5 with two new batsmen in the crease. Ollie Pope was partnering debutant Sam Billings in hopes to rescue the English innings.

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SA vs IND | It played nicely into our hands: Dean Elgar on the DRS controversy

South Africa skipper Dean Elgar finally reacted to the DRS controversy that took place in the fourth innings of the third and final Test between the hosts and India at Newlands, Capetown. Speaking in the post-match press conference, Elgar said that all the noise around that decision actually helped him and his team in its chase of 212. "It was maybe a team under a bit of pressure and things weren't going their way, which they are quite used to of late [getting things to go their way]," he said. "It was a bit of Test match cricket pressure which gave us a little bit of a window period to score freer and chip away at the target,” he said about Indian players’ reaction post the decision in which Elgar was declared not out on review after the on-field umpire gave him out Leg-Before-Wicket. “It played nicely into our hands that for a period of time, they forgot about the game and they were channelling a bit more of the emotional side of what Test cricket has to offer. I am extremely happy it happened that way,” he added. Talking about how he operates with his own players, Elgar drew a stark difference from his counterpart, Virat Kohli, saying that he tries to shy away from the cameras. “I'd like to think I've got a pretty good relationship with everyone - from the oldest player to the youngest player. I'd like to think I connect with them in a pretty good way; a special way. The guys know Dean is doing this for the right reasons. My skin is pretty thick when it comes to on-field matters and matters that value the team in a big way. You can't control anything that's happening out there. You don't want to show your emotions on camera. From that point of view, it's something I have learnt a lot and I've had to learn it quite quickly. From a captaincy point of view, it's helped me be calmer and not panicking too soon,” he said. South Africa beat India 2-1 in a series that was built up as India’s to win against one of the weakest and most in-experienced Proteas Test sides ever.