Sano: (RightNow) Indian captain Shreyas Iyer and all-rounder Axar Patel face criticism for pressuring the umpire to change a decision during a historic T20 match against Japan. The match was limited to 5 overs per innings, with India scoring 32 runs batting first.

Chasing a small target, Japan needed 6 runs from the last 4 balls. On Axar Patel’s delivery, the Japanese batter failed to play a reverse sweep, which the umpire initially called a wide.

Axar Patel appeared angry with the umpire, and Shreyas Iyer also spoke to him, resulting in the umpire retracting the wide call under pressure. After the decision change, Japan needed 6 runs from 3 balls but failed to succeed.

Journalists, commentators, and fans have raised questions about the behavior of the Indian players, with some calling it more disgraceful than losing to Japan.

It is noteworthy that the umpire’s decision was changed without any review or replay, solely on the request of the Indian players.