Mohammad Hafeez reacts to Mohammad Rizwan’s controversial decision at MCG

Mohammad Hafeez has reacted to Mohammad Rizwan’s controversial decision at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Pakistani team director criticized the technology for declaring Rizwan out in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test. Hafeez claimed that he is in favour of technology as far as it benefits the game and the players. The statement of Hafeez has gone viral on the internet.

Pakistan lost the second Test by 79 runs and the wicket of Rizwan was key. Hafeez said that technology should not bring doubts and curses to the game. “Technology, I’m in favour of that but of it if giving you the benefit, but if it is bringing some doubt and bringing some curse into the game it should not be acceptable by anyone,” said Hafeez in the post-match conference.

The decision of Rizwan did not go well with Pakistan, as it was complained by the visiting side. Pakistan said that Rizwan was wrongly declared out in the match. Before the dismissal of Rizwan, Pakistan was going well in the game, and everything changed from there. It probably added salt to the wounds of the players in the Pakistan dugout who dreamed of pulling off a huge win.

Mohammad Hafeez criticizes umpires’ call

Hafeez added that some of the decisions made by technology go over his head. The Pakistani director of the game claimed that the decision against Mohammad Rizwan was out of his understanding. He then criticized the role of DRS and umpires in cricket. Hafeez thought that he had not understood the role of the DRS and umpires call in cricket to date. Hafeez felt that a lot of things must improve for the better of the game.

“We play this beautiful game of cricket on the basics of the game but sometimes the technology brings some decisions which obviously as a human we don’t understand. Hitting the ball into the stumps (on DRS) is always out. Why is there an umpire’s call? I’ve never understood that” added Hafeez. Pakistan is yet to win a game in Australia in Tests in the 21st century.